Maryland Crab Cakes

By Ellie

6 Person

30 Minutes

0 Calories

You don’t need to be from the Chesapeake to appreciate a Maryland-style crab cake. With a hint of Old Bay seasoning – which you can omit or substitute with seasoned salt or a pinch of cayenne for added kick– and fresh crab, you can’t go wrong serving these crab cakes for dinner.

Ingredients

Lemon wedges for serving
1/4 tsp. of salt
1 tbsp. olive oil
2 tbsp. unsalted butter
1 tbsp. freshly chopped flat-leaf parsley
1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
1 cups breadcrumbs, ideally fresh from white or sourdough bread
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. Old Bay seasoning
1 1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard
1/4 cup mayonnaise (or sour cream)
1 large egg
1 pound jumbo lump or backfin lump crabmeat, fresh or pasteurized

Method

01

Decide whether youíd like to saute or bake the crab cakes. If you want to bake them, preheat the oven for 400 degrees F.
02

If necessary, drain the crabmeat and pick through it for shells (shells wonit be in jumbo lump crabmeat). Put the crab in a medium-size bowl and set aside.
03

Get a small bowl and whisk the egg, mayonnaise, mustard, Old Bay seasoning (or substitute), lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and salt. Pour the mixture on top of the crab and gently mix until well-combined ñ be careful to gently break up lumps with your fingers and not to over-mix.
04

Add the breadcrumbs and parsley to the mixture, and gently mix them until well combined. You want the mixture to still have a loose, meaty texture– not mashed together too much.
05

Cover the crab cakes with plastic wrap and let them refrigerate for one to three hours.
06

Mold the crab mixture into eight crab cakes ñ each should be about an inch thick.
07

If you want to saute the crab cakes, heat the butter and olive oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Once the butter is frothy, add the cakes to the pan and cook on one side for four minutes, about when the underside will be golden-brown. Then, flip the crab cakes and reduce the heat to medium low. Cook the cakes for another four minutes, or until the other side is golden-brown.
08

If you want to bake the crab cakes, then melt extra butter and brush a baking sheet with it. Put the crab cakes on the sheet. Then, melt the 2 tablespoons of butter and the olive oil together, and brush the tops of the crab cakes with it. Bake them for 20 minutes.
09

Serve with lemon wedges and your choice of side dishes.

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Maryland Crab Cakes

3.8

( By Ellie )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 6 servings
Prep Time 10 Mins
Cook Time 20 Mins
Total Time 30 Mins

02 Ingredients

Lemon wedges for serving

1/4 tsp. of salt

1 tbsp. olive oil

2 tbsp. unsalted butter

1 tbsp. freshly chopped flat-leaf parsley

1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs

1 cups breadcrumbs, ideally fresh from white or sourdough bread

1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp. fresh lemon juice

1 tsp. Old Bay seasoning

1 1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard

1/4 cup mayonnaise (or sour cream)

1 large egg

1 pound jumbo lump or backfin lump crabmeat, fresh or pasteurized

03 Method

Step 1

Decide whether youíd like to saute or bake the crab cakes. If you want to bake them, preheat the oven for 400 degrees F.

Step 2

If necessary, drain the crabmeat and pick through it for shells (shells wonit be in jumbo lump crabmeat). Put the crab in a medium-size bowl and set aside.

Step 3

Get a small bowl and whisk the egg, mayonnaise, mustard, Old Bay seasoning (or substitute), lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and salt. Pour the mixture on top of the crab and gently mix until well-combined ñ be careful to gently break up lumps with your fingers and not to over-mix.

Step 4

Add the breadcrumbs and parsley to the mixture, and gently mix them until well combined. You want the mixture to still have a loose, meaty texture– not mashed together too much.

Step 5

Cover the crab cakes with plastic wrap and let them refrigerate for one to three hours.

Step 6

Mold the crab mixture into eight crab cakes ñ each should be about an inch thick.

Step 7

If you want to saute the crab cakes, heat the butter and olive oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Once the butter is frothy, add the cakes to the pan and cook on one side for four minutes, about when the underside will be golden-brown. Then, flip the crab cakes and reduce the heat to medium low. Cook the cakes for another four minutes, or until the other side is golden-brown.

Step 8

If you want to bake the crab cakes, then melt extra butter and brush a baking sheet with it. Put the crab cakes on the sheet. Then, melt the 2 tablespoons of butter and the olive oil together, and brush the tops of the crab cakes with it. Bake them for 20 minutes.

Step 9

Serve with lemon wedges and your choice of side dishes.

04 Author