Maryland Crab Salad Recipes

MARYLAND CRAB SALAD

Steps:

• Carefully comb through crab meat for any extra shells.
• Making sure not to break up crab, marinate crab pieces with Italian dressing for about 1 hour. But if you don't get a chance, ten minutes works well too.
• Mix all other ingredients in a medium bowl thoroughly.
• Add crab meat mixture to mayonnaise mixture and mix with spatula, again not to break up pieces.
• You can either cool in fridge for an hour or two, or you can eat directly.

CRAB SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the crabmeat, celery, mayonnaise, celery seed, paprika, sugar, pepper, seafood seasoning and parsley. Mix well and refrigerate until chilled.

MARYLAND CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Clean the crabmeat of all shell fragments without breaking or crumbling the delicate lumps.
• Place the bread in a food processor and, using the metal blade, process until finely crumbled. Measure and reserve 2 tablespoons of the bread crumbs to use in the filling. The remaining bread crumbs will be used to coat the crab cakes.
• Mix the crabmeat with the sweet peppers, garlic, jalapeno, cilantro leaves, and mayonnaise. Add the "Old Bay" seasoning powder, 2 tablespoons of the bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Mix well, then refrigerate for twenty minutes before continuing.
• Cover a work surface with waxed paper sprinkled with the reserved bread crumbs. Using a 2-ounce ice cream scoop, form eight equal-size portions of crabmeat. With the palm of your hand pat each portion into a disk-shaped cake approximately 3/4-inch thick. It is important for the crab cakes to be the same thickness so that they will cook uniformly. Press each cake into the bread crumbs, turning them so they coat evenly on all sides. Refrigerate for at least an hour to prevent them from crumbling during cooking.
• No more than half an hour before you plan to serve the crab cakes, add enough oil to cover the bottom of an oven-proof saute pan. Heat until just before it begins to smoke. Add the crab cakes gently, being careful not to crowd the pan. (Cook them in two batches if necessary.) When the crab cakes are well browned on both sides, place in a 375 degree F. oven for six minutes to ensure that they are fully cooked and hot at the center. Serve with mesclun salad, chili mayonnaise and garnish with finely chopped tomato.

MARYLAND BLUE CRAB CUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter 12 (2 1/2-inch) ramekins or small bowls. Combine all of the appetizer ingredients. Press the mixture into the prepared ramekins, leaving a hollow in the middle of each ramekin. Bake until the edges begin to brown, about 15 minutes.
• In saucepan over low heat, combine margarine and flour. When blended, add all remaining ingredients except lemon juice and vegetables. Cook until bubbly. Add lemon juice. Into center of each ramekin, place a tablespoon of vegetables. Cover with approximately 2 tablespoons of sauce. Bake for 5 minutes. Garnish and serve hot.

MARYLAND CRAB CAKE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine mayo, seasoning, capers, Worcestershire,and mustard.
• Gently fold in crabmeat.
• Gently fold in bell pepper, cucumber, green onion.
• Melt butter in a medium skillet; add breadcrumbs (Panko) and cook, stirring frequently, until golden brown and toasted, about 4 minutes.
• Serve crabmeat salad over mixed greens and top with toasted breadcrumbs.

MARYLAND CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, gently mix together cracker crumbs, crabmeat, egg, mayonnaise, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt, and pepper. The mixture will be wet. Form about 1/4 of the crab mixture for each cake.
• Heat peanut oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Gently slide the cakes off a spatula into the oil. Saute until the crab cakes are golden brown and cooked through, about 5 minutes on each side. Remove from skillet, and drain on paper towels. Serve hot with tartar sauce.

CHILLED CORN AND CRAB SALAD

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add corn, and cook until tender, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in onion. Let cool.
• Whisk together lemon juice and sugar. Drizzle in remaining tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons oil, whisking until combined.
• Combine corn-onion mixture, chile, crabmeat, and basil. Gently stir in lemon dressing, salt, and pepper. Cover, and refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes (or up to 2 hours). Serve garnished with basil leaves.