I *love* crab cakes but haven't made them because of the lack of the main ingredient - Old Bay Seasoning. Finally, I searched and found this recipe, which looks easy enough and receives a 5-star rating. Another search yielded numerous ways to use this mix to spice up our dishes. Please enjoy.
Old Bay Seasoning Mix
From http://www.food.com/recipe/old-bay-seasoning-11791
Total Time: 5 mins
Prep Time: 5 mins
1 tablespoon celery seed
1 tablespoon whole black peppercorn
6 dry bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon whole cardamom pod
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
4 whole cloves
1 teaspoon sweet Hungarian paprika
1/4 teaspoon mace
Directions:
1. Place ingredients in a spice grinder or small food processor and grind well.
2. Store in a small glass container.
Recommended uses of Old Bay seasoning from leitesculinaria.com
Mixed into crab cakes, natch
Sprinkled on sweet corn
Shaken or stirred into a Bloody Mary
Incorporated into the flour for dredging pan-fried fish or chicken
Dumped into gumbo
Stirred into gazpacho, egg salad
Strewn atop a baked potato
Dusted daintily over naan
Rubbed on grilled fish that’s destined to be wrapped up in soft corn tortillas
Melded into hot crab dip
Tossed with popcorn
Whisked into egg white omelets
Swirled into seafood soups and stews
Stirred into tartar sauce
Dissolved in a brine for pork or poultry
Sprinkled in bread crumbs
Mashed into deviled eggs
Injected into chicken or turkey
Mixed into the coating for onion rings
Heaped on homemade potato chips
Added to mayo for a quick dip
Mashed with butter, garlic, and Parmigiano-Reggiano, and slathered on warm bread
Rubbed between the meat and skin of a hen prior to roasting
Sprinkled on homemade tortilla chips as they’re pulled from the oil
Tossed with oven fries
Incorporated into stuffing/dressing
Combined with hummus
Strewn on anything crawfish
And, if you live in Maryland, lavished on just about everything else you can think to eat
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