Rachel Ray's Crab Cakes with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

This recipe is from Rachel Ray’s fabulous book 30 Minute Meals: Comfort Foods. The book is a huge collection of all your favorites, made quick and easy to prepare.

ingredients

1 1/2 cups cracker meal (found near bread crumbs in supermarket)
1/2 cup milk
3 cans (6 ounces each) lump white crab, drained very well
a few pinches coarse salt
1 rounded teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
1 tablespoon baking powder
a handful chopped fresh Italian parsley
1 stalk celery from heart of stalk, chopped very fine
zest of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
6 drops hot sauce, such as Tabasco(r)
2 tablespoons mayonnaise, or ranch dressing
1 large egg, beaten
vegetable oil, for frying
1 lemon, cut into wedges
For Sauce
1 jar (14-ounces) roasted red peppers, drained, or 3 homemade roasted peppers
6 to 10 drops Tabasco(r) sauce, depending on your palate (6 for mild, 10 for hot)
juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 teaspoon celery salt, or to taste

directions

1
To make sauce, combine all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until a smooth, loose paste is formed. Set aside.
2
For crab cakes, place cracker meal in a bowl and moisten with milk. Add crabmeat, salt, Old Bay seasoning, baking powder, parsley, celery, lemon zest, Worcestershire, Tabasco, mayonnaise or dressing, and beaten egg. Combine crab cake mixture and form into 8 to 10 2 inch patties. Fry in hot oil (1/2-inch deep) over medium-high heat until golden, 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Serve with lemon wedges and Red Pepper Sauce.

Source: Amy Bush / Rachel Ray