Maryland Style Crab Cakes Recipe

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

Maryland style crab cakes recipe.

Add an egg to help bind the ingredients. In a large skillet heat the oil until shimmering. I have read other reviews and i understand that apparently crab cakes from maryland are supposed to fall apart. My family loved these.

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. Serve with a fresh slice of lemon tomatoes and lettuce for a refreshing yet savory dish. Try a crabcake sandwich. I m from texas where we think of a crab cake as sticking together.

I added probably 1 cup of bread crumbs to keep the crab mix together. For this crab cake recipe i used all jumbo lump and it was expensive not gonna lie. Chillcat on august 7 2020. Lightly pack into 8 patties about 1 1 2 inches thick.

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. Maryland crab cakes use blue crab which is entirely different in shape texture and taste to king crab. That is unforgivable add 1tablespoon give or take depending upon your tast. Saute in pan with a little oil for about 5 minutes on each side.

This simple crab cake recipe features old bay seasoning. If you want something that makes an actual cake this isn t it. And how can you post a recipe pretending to be a maryland crab cake without old bay seasoning. And do not shred it.

So if you re looking for a traditional maryland crab cake this may be it. First use only fresh lump blue crab not canned. Scoop the crab mixture into eight 1 3 cup mounds. This is the rare food blog where every recipe actually works.

I found this recipe not so great. Shape mixture into 12 crab cakes about 3 4 inch thick and place onto prepared baking sheet. For the best texture use lump crab meat little filler and bake the cakes in a very hot oven. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes then turn the crab cakes over and bake an additional 10 to 15 minutes until nicely browned.

Gently check for cartlidge. These maryland crab cakes get the stamp of approval from locals and out of towners alike. Makes 6 large or 9 medium crabcakes. Serve with tartar sauce and lemon.

Fold in crab meat then fold in bread crumb mixture until well blended. Add in the crab meat being sure to mix evenly. 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. You can also broil them until brown.