Dad G's Crab Cakes Recipe

Melt margarine in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and green bell pepper in margarine until tender about 5 minutes. Stir mustard Worcestershire sauce seafood seasoning salt hot pepper sauce black pepper and cayenne pepper into the onion mixture. Sprinkle flour over the mixture; stir to integrate. Pour cream over the mixture; bring to a boil stirring constantly and cook for 1 minute. Fold crab meat into the mixture.

Spoon some of the liquid from the skillet into the bowl with the beaten egg yolks to temper the egg; stir. Pour the egg mixture into the skillet and stir. Cook stirring constantly until the mixture thickens about 5 minutes.

Transfer crab mixture to a bowl; refrigerate until chilled completely about 1 hour.

Mix bread crumbs melted butter and paprika in a shallow bowl.

Divide the crab mixture into 4 portions; form into patties. Gently press the patties into the bread crumb mixture to coat.

Pour enough corn oil into a flat-bottomed pan to be 1-inch deep; heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Cook patties in hot oil until golden brown 2 to 3 minutes per side.