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  • 2 lbs. Dungeness Crab, cleaned and out of shell
  • 1/4 c. Red Bell Pepper, finely diced
  • 1/4 c. Poblano Chili Pepper, finely diced
  • 1/4 c. Red Onion, finely diced
  • 4 Tbsp. Cilantro, minced
  • 1/2 tsp. Tabasco sauce (or more if preferred)
  • 1/2 tsp. Cumin
  • 1 whole lemon zest chopped, and the juice
  • 1 whole lime zest chopped, and the juice
  • 3 each  egg yolks
  • 3/4 c. mayonnaise
  • 1/2 c. panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
  • 1 c. panko to coat outside of crab cake (set aside)

Clean crab of all shells. In mixing bowl, combine all ingredients, except for 1 cup panko. Form mixture into 2-oz. cakes and coat with panko. Sauté one side of crab cakes in canola oil until light brown. Flip over and place pan in 350-degree oven for 2 minutes to warm crab cake through. Enjoy while hot with tomato-ginger chutney (or any other favorite accompaniment).