Best Easy Crab Cakes Recipes

EASY CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 1/3 cup bread crumbs, green onions, red pepper, egg, mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic powder and cayenne; fold in crab., Place remaining bread crumbs in a shallow bowl. Divide mixture into eight portions; shape into 2-in. balls. Gently coat in bread crumbs and shape into 1/2-in.-thick patties., In a large nonstick skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add crab cakes; cook until golden brown, 3-4 minutes on each side.

EASY MARYLAND CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Mix crab, crushed crackers, egg, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, seafood seasoning, mustard, lemon zest, and pepper in a large bowl until well combined. Shape into 6 cakes and place in the refrigerator until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Pour 1/8 inch vegetable oil into a large iron skillet or frying pan. Heat over medium-high heat.
• Remove cakes from the refrigerator and fry in the hot oil until golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes per side.

EASY CRAB CAKES WITH PANKO

Steps:

• Whisk mayonnaise, egg, Dijon, Worcestershire, and hot sauce together in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
• Mix crabmeat, panko, and parsley together in a medium bowl. Gently fold in mayonnaise mixture. Form into 8 patties.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add patties in batches and cook until golden brown and crisp, 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels. Repeat with remaining patties, adding more oil as needed.

EASY CRISPY CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine red pepper, green onion, mayo, lemon juice, salt, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper.
• Stir in crab, egg, and 1/3 c of the breadcrumbs (may be sticky).
• Divide and form mixture into 4 balls.
• Roll crab balls in remaining breadcrumbs.
• Flatten into cakes about 1/2 inch thick.
• In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat and fry crab cakes 3-4 min per side, or until golden.

EASY FRIED CRAB CAKES WITH MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir bread crumbs, mayonnaise, beaten egg, onion, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, seafood seasoning, dry mustard, seasoned pepper, and hot sauce in a medium bowl until well combined. Gently fold in crabmeat. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce: Whisk mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce together in a small bowl.
• Shape crabmeat mixture into 5 to 6 small patties.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook patties in the hot oil until golden brown, about 3 minutes on each side.
• Serve patties with mustard sauce.

QUICK & EASY CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Mix stuffing mix, water, mayo, crabmeat, tarter sauce and onion.
• Cover and refridgerate for 10 minutes.
• Heat a large skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat.
• Shape 1/3 cupfuls of the mixture into patties, add to skillet in batches.
• Cook 3 mintues on each side or until golden brown on both sides, being careful when turning.

EASY CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Mix together all ingredients and shape into cakes of desired size.
• Fry in skillet at medium low heat in small amount of oil until golden brown, turning once.

EASY SHRIMP AND CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Mix butter, cheese, mayo, garlic powder, jalapeno and Old Bay together.
• Add crab and shrimp.
• Spread onto muffins (I use quite a bit).
• Freeze on cookie sheet. When frozen put in zip-lock baggies.
• Bake frozen in 400 degree oven for 12 minutes.
• Broil on low for 3 to 5 minutes until browned on top.
• Cut into fourths, serve with my sauce, cocktail or tarter sauce.

EASY FRIED CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Mix crushed crackers, bell pepper, green onions, egg, mayonnaise, and Dijon together in a large bowl. Gently fold in crabmeat, seafood seasoning, and black pepper using a wooden spoon or spatula. Form crabmeat mixture into 1/2-inch-thick patties, 2 to 3 inches in diameter.
• Put bread crumbs on a plate. Coat patties with bread crumbs.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add patties in batches and cook until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels. Repeat with remaining patties, adding more oil as needed.

QUICK AND EASY CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Mix the eggs and all of the seasonings together.
• Add the chopped red bell pepper and spinach.
• Stir in all of the crab meat.
• Get the frying pan warm (just past a medium heat) and add olive oil. The olive oil needs to cover the bottem of the pan.
• With your hands mix in the bread crumbs. Don't use to much. Just enough to get all of the ingredients to stick together.
• Roll the mixture into small patties about 2 inches wide and less then an inch thick.
• Once the oil is hot add patties. Make sure not to have them touch while frying. This will make them easier to flip over.
• Cook each Pattie about 2 to 4 minutes on each side. If they cook faster then that turn your heat down. The desired color of the patties should be between medium and dark brown.
• Remove from heat and let sit for 1 minute on a papertowel over a plate Before serving.

EASY CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Mix crabmeat, eggs, mayonnaise, red and green bell peppers, parsley, baking powder, Worcestershire sauce, and seafood seasoning in a large bowl until blended.
• Spray a large skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat.
• Working in batches, use a tablespoon to carefully spoon poker chip-sized mini "cakes" into the skillet; batter will be loose. Cook on one side until firm, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook until lightly browned and heated through, about 1 minute more.