Best True Maryland Crab Cakes Recipes

MARYLAND CRAB CAKES RECIPE

Steps:

• In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together Old Bay seasoning, parsley, baking powder, dijon mustard, worcestershire sauce, tartar sauce, egg, and lemon. Then add the crab and panko bread crumbs. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 425° F and form the crab mixture into 4 large, even sized balls. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes. Remove the crab cakes and preheat the broiler to high, broil for 1-2 minutes until golden.
• Serve the crab cakes with lemon wedges and Old Bay tartar sauce. Garnish with fresh parsley if desired.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the tartar sauce, Old Bay seasoning, lemon juice, and worcestershire sauce.

MARYLAND CRAB CAKES I

Steps:

• Pick the crab meat to remove any remaining pieces of shell.
• Pick bread into small pieces and place in medium-size bowl with crabmeat. Add egg, mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and Old Bay seasoning ™. Mix ingredients by hand to avoid overworking the crabmeat, you want to keep the lumps of meat as much as possible. Form into patties; this should make 6 good-size cakes.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet, then fry cakes for about 4 minutes each side or until brown crust forms on both sides of the crab cake.

REAL MARYLAND CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Combine breadcrumbs, egg, mayonnaise, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and crab seasoning and mix well.
• Pour mixture over crabmeat and fold in taking care not to break up the lumps.
• Form into six cakes and pat until just firm, then deep fry in 350°F corn oil 2-3 minutes until golden brown.

TRUE MARYLAND CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the pancake mix, mustard, mayonnaise, egg and parsley until well blended. Fold in the crabmeat. Form into 3 inch patties.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat. There should be enough oil to reach half way up the sides of the crab cakes. When the oil is hot, carefully place the patties in the pan. Fry until golden brown on each side, about 8 minutes per side. If patties are browning too fast, reduce the heat. Drain on paper towels, and serve immediately.

CLASSIC MARYLAND CRAB CAKES RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Drain the crabmeat and pick through it, discarding any shells and cartilage. Put the crabmeat in a bowl and set it aside.
• Crush the saltine crackers until very fine and mix with the egg, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, Old Bay, Worcestershire sauce, and salt.
• Fold in the crab gently. Only mix enough to combine ingredients (take care not to break up the crab into fine shreds).
• Shape into 6 crab cakes, cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the crab cakes until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
• Serve the crab cakes with tartar sauce, rémoulade , or simply with a squeeze of lemon.

MARYLAND CRABCAKES

Steps:

• To make the crabcakes: mix together the mayonnaise, egg, Old Bay seasoning, if using, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice and parsley. Fold crabmeat into the mix, then add the breadcrumbs. Chill for 20 mins before shaping into 6 equal-sized cakes.
• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Heat a large ovenproof frying pan, add the olive oil and brown the crabcakes on each side. Then transfer to the oven for 10 mins or until cooked through.
• To make the butter sauce: boil the white wine, shallots, thyme and bay leaf until reduced to about 3 tbsp. Add the cream and bring back to the boil. Remove from the heat and slowly add the butter, whisking all the time. Finish the sauce with fresh lemon juice and season to taste.
• To serve, put the crabcakes onto plates, add a little pot of sauce and serve with dressed green salad leaves.