This recipe is supposed to make you think of crab cakes, but it's made with chicken. It was more like chicken croquettes. Either way, it was good.
2 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken meat (finely shredded)
1/2 cup cracker crumbs
1/4 cup minced onion
3/4 - 1 tsp Citrus Grill seasoning
1/4 - 1/2 tsp Dijon or yellow mustard
Dash cayenne pepper
1/4 cup mayonnaise (or more, to moisten)
1 egg
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
4 dashes hot sauce
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1/4 cup olive oil for frying
I used the food processor to chop up the chicken and mince the onion with some fresh parsley (not at the same time). Put them in a large bowl and combine with the other ingredients except the bread crumbs. Form into patties using a 1/3 cup measure to scoop it up. Roll in the seasoned bread crumbs and fry in the olive oil until crisp on both sides.
Serve with mustard, catsup, or a combination. Or seafood sauce.
Makes about 5.
We had a wilted spinach salad with it.
Wilted Spinach Salad
Fresh spinach
1 hard cooked egg, diced
(2 - 3 sliced mushrooms)
2 - 3 strips bacon
2 tbsp bacon grease
1/4 cup finely diced onion
1 tbsp sugar
1 - 2 tbsp wine vinegar
Put the spinach in the serving bowl with the diced egg and sliced mushrooms. Cook the bacon very slowly until it's totally crisped. Remove from the pan and leave 1 tbsp of the bacon grease. Stir in the onion and saute until tender. Remove from heat and let it cool a bit. Stir in the sugar, stir to melt, and stir in the wine vinegar. (If the pan is too hot it will clear your sinuses). Stir well, and pour over the spinach mixture.