Scratchin' the Itch

Crab cakes w/ never-frozen AK king crab. From Kate's. Not an inexpensive luxury, but a worthy one. The meat to shell ratio blows away that of dungeness or blues, so it doesn't take too much weight to get a fix. The fresh stuff is a rare treat.

For the cakes it was shredded crab meat, some fresh bread crumbs (from an OTR baguette), salt, pepper, a little Old Bay, and eggs. Once the cakes were shaped, they were coated in dry, finely ground OTR crumbs. The formed patties were left to chill in the fridge for a bit, and then eventually sauteed in some duck fat (I was out of butter b/c of the sauce).

The sauce was doctored up hollandaise. A few yolks and some water were warmed up over a double boiler. As it thickened, some lime juice, salt, and pepper was added. Then some melted butter was slowly drizzled and whisked in. Plus a little cayenne. As it held waiting for the other things to come together some water needed to be added to thin it out. Right before serving some cilantro and crab meat got stirred in. It was a nice sauce.

Also pictured are some scrambled eggs. Lots of eggs were used on this breakfast. The ladies have been producing. Also some OTR baguette. Really not a bad way to start the day.