* Note: See the "Bayou Blast - {Emeril's Creole Seasoning}" recipe which is included in this collection.

Mushroom sauce: In a medium saucepan heat 2 tablespoons of butter. Add mushrooms and shallots and saute for 3 minutes. Add garlic and wine. Boil until reduced by half. Add cream and 1/4 cup water, bring to a boil and reduce for 3 minutes. Using an immersion blender, add remaining butter and pulse 5 times. Sauce should not be smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside in a warm place. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Crab cakes: Heat butter in a small saute pan. When it begins to foam, add diced vegetables, season with 1 teaspoon Bayou Blast and cook for 2 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl. Add crabmeat and egg. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Season flour with remaining Creole seasoning. Roll each cake in flour, shaking off excess. Heat oil in a saute pan. When it ripples, add crab cakes and cook until golden on bottom side. Flip and transfer pan to oven to finish cooking while you poach eggs. Poached eggs: Add vinegar and salt to a large pot of boiling water. Reduce heat to simmering, and begin stirring water clockwise. Crack eggs, one at a time, into water. They will take instant form. Cook for 3 minutes. Remove carefully with a slotted spoon. Pat dry with paper towels. To assemble: Remove crab cakes from oven and place two on each dinner plate. Top each cake with an egg. Spoon a generous portion of mushroom sauce over and garnish with parsley. This recipe yields 2 servings.

Recipe Source: ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # EE-2153 broadcast 05-08-1997) Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@prodigy.com -or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net

-08-1997