Maryland Style Crab Cakes Recipe

Feel free to use a less expensive option or a blend.

Maryland style crab cakes recipe.

Fold in crab meat then fold in bread crumb mixture until well blended. This may require you to flip them depending on your pan. Saute in pan with a little oil for about 5 minutes on each side. Lightly pack into 8 patties about 1 1 2 inches thick.

Maryland crab cakes pride themselves on being jumbo lump but since it is so expensive most of them are a mix of jumbo lump and other type of meat. I found this recipe not so great. Many people claim to have the true maryland crab cake but this one uses all lump meat with almost no filler added and tastes incredible. This is the rare food blog where every recipe actually works.

For this crab cake recipe i used all jumbo lump and it was expensive not gonna lie. Makes 6 large or 9 medium crabcakes. This classic lump crab cake recipe combines the flavors of lemon parsley and old bay seasoning but the most flavor is from the crab meat itself. That is unforgivable add 1tablespoon give or take depending upon your tast.

Scoop the crab mixture into eight 1 3 cup mounds. Gently check for cartlidge. This simple crab cake recipe features old bay seasoning. For the best texture use lump crab meat little filler and bake the cakes in a very hot oven.

First use only fresh lump blue crab not canned. I added probably 1 cup of bread crumbs to keep the crab mix together. So if you re looking for a traditional maryland crab cake this may be it. Try a crabcake sandwich.

And how can you post a recipe pretending to be a maryland crab cake without old bay seasoning. French s classic yellow mustard parsley flakes mayo and egg form the flavorful base for a deliciously golden brown crabmeat filled patty. You can also broil them until brown. My family loved these.

Serve with a fresh slice of lemon tomatoes and lettuce for a refreshing yet savory dish. Chillcat on august 7 2020. Add in the crab meat being sure to mix evenly. And do not shred it.

Shape mixture into 12 crab cakes about 3 4 inch thick and place onto prepared baking sheet. If you want something that makes an actual cake this isn t it. In a large skillet heat the oil until shimmering. I m from texas where we think of a crab cake as sticking together.

Serve with tartar sauce and lemon. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes then turn the crab cakes over and bake an additional 10 to 15 minutes until nicely browned. Having lived by the chesapeake bay on kent island md nearly my whole life i was challenged to develop this authentic maryland style crab cake about a year ago. I have read other reviews and i understand that apparently crab cakes from maryland are supposed to fall apart.