Almost everything I've made has been pretty simple and something everyone should be able to do. So today I wanted to try something a bit more "fancy". I went for some crab cakes with a mango and cilantro base aioli which is a pretty basic way to add a kick to the cakes. You can go to the grocery store and pick up some crab legs if you wanted to spend a lot of money on it but canned crab usually works just fine. If you go with canned crab be sure to drain the extra juice out of the can, you need to be sure to get it all out otherwise the cakes can be a bit soggy when your molding them. If you wanted to spice it up a bit you can add some hot sauce or ginger root but this is the basic grind.

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• 1 egg
• 1/2 a cup of mayonnaise
• 1 lemon (which you will juice into the mix)
• 3 tablespoons of grape seed oil
• 1 pound of crab meat
• 1/4 of a cup breadcrumbs 
• 2 teaspoons seafood seasoning (I'm using old-bay for these ones)

Now once you have all these together you should get a mixing bowl and combine them all together!

Now you should be able to see that mine has a lot of liquid at the bottom and that's because I did not get out all the crab juice that I should of, but now I know to do better for next time. Now you should start making the aioli and of course you could of made it before this but it does not really matter.

• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
• 1/2 of a mango

You should blend it until it looks a bit like this and has not chunks of mango in it.

I added a bit more mango to it at the end so it would be a bit thicker. Also if you try this sauce and you think it is off, don't be alarmed because this is one of those sauces that don't taste all that good by itself. Once your done this you should be forming the crab cakes into patties and get a frying pan out, put some olive oil in it or grape seed and wait for that to get really hot so you can get a sear on the patties. You should also dust them with some all purpose flour on the outside since it helps with the shape.

You should put it on medium to low heat so they can cook all the way through. Once they have a nice crust on the bottom you should flip them, once they crust on both sides they are ready to be served!

Your crab cakes most likely won't keep their shape and that's fine since it does not affect the flavor. Crab cakes are a good way to impress your company or just try something a bit more difficult for the night but all together they are a pretty savory entree and go well together with this sweet aioli.