Maryland Style Crab Cakes With Saltines

Crab meat in a can for 11 99 was what i used.

Maryland style crab cakes with saltines.

Scoop the crab mixture into six 1 2 cup mounds and lightly pack into patties about 1 1 2 inches thick. I split the recipe you half an egg by beating it and using 2 tbpns of the egg and made 4 generous cakes big enough for an entree. Use this recipe to make delicious plump maryland style crabcakes at home. These crab cakes were really good and im excited about them.

For smaller crab cakes divide the mixture into 12 1 4 cup portions. If you are looking for a true maryland crab cake look no further. Ill definitely be making them again. I changed the recipe slightly.

Lightly pack into 8 patties about 1 1 2 inches thick. Derived from mil s newspaper clipping her favorite crab cake with minimum of spice. Extra old bay seasoning multi grain club crackers instead of saltines. Added green onions and chopped red pepper.

I have lived in maryland minutes from the chesapeake bay for 25 years and this is practically identical to mine i just use 12 crushed ritz crackers no bread crumbs but i will try chef john s version. In a 12 inch nonstick or cast iron skillet heat the oil over medium heat. In a large skillet heat the oil until shimmering. Maryland crab cakes use blue crab which is entirely different in shape texture and taste to king crab.

Cook the crab cakes our method for pan searing and broiling are below. For mini crab cakes divide into 24 2 tbsp size portions. Used 2 eggs and 1 2 cup mayo instead of a whole cup. They were a little too wet when i added the amount.

When the oil shimmers add the crab cakes to the pan. This is the rare food blog where every recipe actually works. Scoop the crab mixture into eight 1 3 cup mounds. It worked fine for both the small size and lump meat.

Bake at the same oven temperature. I brushed the butter on the cakes and flipped them near the end to have both sides crunchy. The bake time is shorter for these smaller sizes. Diet conscious eastern shore style showcases the natural sweetness of blue claw crabs with the minimum of filler and extra ingredients.

Made with crab crackers dijon mustard mayo worcestershire and spices. Chillcat on august 7 2020. For saltine crumbs may substitute 2 slices of decrusted white bread broken into small pieces or use 1 4 cup panko crumbs.