Local Loudoun County Recipes!

Check out some of the local Loudoun County Chef's recipes!  

My personal favorite...Market Salamander Signature Crab Cakes courtesy of Chef Vaughn Skaggs.

Market Salamander Signature Crab Cakes

Ingredients

• 3 lbs jumbo lump crab meat, drained on cheese cloth, hold very cold
• 1 lb back fin crab meat, drained on cheese cloth, hold very cold
• 1/3 cup chives, chopped fine
• 3/4 cup crab cake dressing, chilled (recipe follows)
• 2 TB Panko
• Salt and pepper to taste

Crab Cake Dressing

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 Tsp Old Bay seasoning
• 1 TB whole grain mustard
• 1 oz lemon juice
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

1. Pick all crab meat, separating lump and jumbo lump crab meat.
2. Add all ingredients to lump crab meat.
3. Season jumbo and lump crab meat separately.
4. Taste both mixtures, adjust seasoning according to taste.
5. Combine meat mixtures by gently folding them in together, being careful not to break the jumbo lumps.
6. Form cakes into 4 oz patties.
7. Pan sear in clarified butter or grape seed oil.

Enjoy and don't forget to check out more local Loudoun County recipes!