Mr. Krabs Crab Cakes

I am a fan of cartoons and not because I like brightly colored objects running around my screen but for the fact that when I was growing up, I wanted to be an animator. Problem was that I never had the drawing skills to become one. Even my stick figures were a bit off. So my guilty pleasure is watching cartoons as an adult.

I often find myself watching Nickelodeon shows such as Avatar the Last Air Bender, Invader Zim (though I can only take so much on that cartoon) and last but not least Sponge Bob. Randy on the other hand can not stand the Ol SBSP, but I steel glimpses every now and then of the show when he isn’t looking. When Mr. Krabs makes his Krabby Patty, I often chuckle to myself thinking that they are eating not hamburgers like the land dwellers but Crab Cakes! For some reason the thought of the undersea dwellers eating their own kind and not knowing it or not seeming to really care, is kinda funny to me.

So I made Some Crab Cakes after I had seen a few episodes last week or so. I sometimes think I have to be a better planner because I didn’t have bread crumbs for the filler. After realizing this, I found a few slices of Italian Bread and threw them in the food processer. While those bread crumbs were in the oven drying out. I assembled my crab cakes. Normally Red Peppers and Onions go into the mix but disliking those two veggies a lot I skipped it and instead I diced a small zucchini and added it in there. It was left raw but next time I will cook the zucchini first then mix it in. Over this entire dish had great success in my house right down to the cats! The Floridian Summers are rolling in and this dish will defiantly be made again!


Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup olive oil
1 (6 ounce) can canned crabmeat, drained ( I used 8oz the more the Merrier I say)
1/4 cup of diced zucchini
1 egg
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 teaspoon dry mustard
8 ounces buttery round crackers, crushed
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
salt to taste
1 cup dry bread crumbs

Directions (makes 4)

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over high heat. Saute 1/4 cup of zucinnie untill tender; cool slightly.

Combine crabmeat, sauteed zucchini, egg, mayonnaise, dry mustard, crushed crackers, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Form into 1/2 inch thick patties. Coat the patties with bread crumbs.

Heat 1/2 cup oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Cook cakes until golden brown on each side. Drain briefly on paper towels and serve hot.
 
*Cooks Tip*  You don’t really need all that oil, use what makes you most comfortable