NASA Ames Employee Shares Story About Shirley Temple’s Crab Cakes

CRAB CAKES

1 pound crabmeat

1/2 cup diced onion

1/2 cup red bell pepper

1/2 cup diced celery

1 cup mayonnaise

1 tablespoon chopped parsley

2 teaspoons grated orange zest

1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce

1/2 teaspoon dog mustard

1 large beaten egg

1 1/2 cup breadcrumbs

2 or 3 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

(make mango sauce if you like)

Combine crab, onion, celery, bell pepper and toss

Combine mayonnaise, parsley, orange zest, worcestershire, mustard, tobasco, egg

Fold both together and add 1/2 cup bread crumbs

Make crab cakes and dredge in remaining bread crumbs

Chill patties for one hour in refrigerator before cooking

Heat oil and butter and cook 3 minutes on each side

Jack

Thank you for a wonderful day at Ames.

I hope to come back.Shir

Shirley Temple's note to Jack Boyd:

CRAB CAKES

1 pound crabmeat
1/2 cup diced onion
1/2 cup red bell pepper
1/2 cup diced celery
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
2 teaspoons grated orange zest
1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon dog mustard1 large beaten egg
1 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
2 or 3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon unsalted butter