My Crab Cakes Recipes

BEST EVER CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together egg, mayonnaise, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, tarragon, and scallions. Gently stir in crabmeat, being careful not to break up meat. Gradually mix in cracker crumbs, adding until desired consistency is achieved.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat. Form crab mixture into 4 patties. Place patties in skillet, and cook until golden brown, about 5 to 6 minutes on each side.

MY CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over high heat. Saute green onions briefly until tender; cool slightly.
• Combine crabmeat, sauteed green onions, egg, mayonnaise, dry mustard, crushed crackers, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, Old Bay seasoning, salt and pepper. Form into 1/2 inch thick patties. Coat the patties with bread crumbs.
• Heat 1/2 cup oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Cook cakes until golden brown on each side. Drain briefly on paper towels and serve hot.

THE BEST CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• For the crab cakes: Gently fold together the crabmeat, breadcrumbs, mayonnaise, chives, Dijon mustard, seafood seasoning, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper and the juice and zest of one lemon in a large bowl. Refrigerate the crab mixture for 15 minutes to firm up; this allows the breadcrumbs to absorb some of the liquid, helping the crab cakes bind together.
• Meanwhile, make the tartar sauce: Combine the mayonnaise, dill pickles, capers, chives, zest and juice of 1 lemon in a medium bowl and mix until combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Scoop heaping half cups of the crab mixture and pat into 2 1/2-inch wide patties. Lightly press them together so they do not fall apart while cooking. You should have 8 patties.
• Heat 3 tablespoons unsalted butter and 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the crab cakes to the pan and cook until golden, about 2 minutes, then flip using a flat metal spatula. Continue to cook until lightly golden, about 1 1/2 minutes then transfer the pan to the oven. Cook until the crab cakes are completely heated through, about 10 minutes.
• Serve the crab cakes with the tartar sauce and lemon wedges.

EASY CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Mix crabmeat, eggs, mayonnaise, red and green bell peppers, parsley, baking powder, Worcestershire sauce, and seafood seasoning in a large bowl until blended.
• Spray a large skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat.
• Working in batches, use a tablespoon to carefully spoon poker chip-sized mini "cakes" into the skillet; batter will be loose. Cook on one side until firm, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook until lightly browned and heated through, about 1 minute more.

EASY CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 1/3 cup bread crumbs, green onions, red pepper, egg, mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic powder and cayenne; fold in crab., Place remaining bread crumbs in a shallow bowl. Divide mixture into eight portions; shape into 2-in. balls. Gently coat in bread crumbs and shape into 1/2-in.-thick patties., In a large nonstick skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add crab cakes; cook until golden brown, 3-4 minutes on each side.

LOUISIANA CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Mix crabmeat, peppers, onions, eggs, pepper sauce and 1/2 cup cracker crumbs. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Meanwhile, refrigerate combined dressing and mustard.
• Shape crab mixture into 10 (1-inch-thick) patties; coat with remaining crumbs.
• Heat oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add crab cakes, in batches; cook 3 to 5 min. on each side or until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels. Serve with mustard mixture.

SEASONED CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine crab and bread cubes. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, mayonnaise, cream, lemon juice, butter, seafood seasoning, Worcestershire sauce and salt. Add to crab mixture and mix gently (mixture will be moist). , Place bread crumbs in a shallow dish. Drop crab mixture by 1/3 cupfuls into crumbs; shape each into a 3/4-in.-thick patty. Carefully turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours., In a large skillet, cook crab cakes in oil for 4-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown and crispy.

BART'S CRAB CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, 1/4 cup mayo, eggs and lime juice in medium bowl until blended. Add crabmeat, cracker crumbs, peppers and onions; mix well. Shape into 16 patties.
• Cook butter and oil in large skillet on medium heat until butter is melted. Add crab patties; cook 4 to 5 min. on each side or until firm and golden brown on both sides.
• Mix mustard and remaining mayo until blended. Serve with crab cakes.

AMAZIN' CRAB RICE CAKES

Steps:

• Bring broth to boil in small saucepan. Stir in rice; cover. Remove from heat; let stand 5 min. Fluff with fork.
• Beat eggs in large bowl. Add crabmeat, cheese and rice; mix lightly. Shape into 8 patties. Let stand 5 min.
• Melt butter in large skillet on medium heat. Add crab patties; cook 5 min. on each side or until heated through and lightly browned on both sides.

CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Place crab meat, bread, cayenne and herbs into bowl and combine.
• In another bowl, whisk together the mayo, mustard, egg and additional yolk.
• Season with pepper to taste.
• Slowly pour dressing into the crab meat mixture, using a fork to gently lift and fluff the texture.
• Use only enough liquid to cause the mixture to just cling together; don't overwork.
• Form into cake about 3 inches in diameter and 3/4 inch high.
• Lay onto plate, cover, and refrigerate for at least one hour, until firmed up.
• To get superfine cracker crumbs and breadcrumbs, whir everything up in a food processor.
• Before cooking, dip cakes into cracker crumbs to coat.
• This prevents the crab meat edges from getting tough and chewy when sauteeing.
• Heat butter in frying pan until foamy.
• Add crab cakes, and let saute until browned on the bottom.
• Turn them just once, and brown the other side.
• Keep warm until all cakes have been sauteed.
• Arrange on platter with wedges of lemon.
• Please note that I served these on top of a bed of MEAN CHEF's Texas Caviar from the Cowgirl Hall of Fame Restaurant (#27742).
• the flavors melded together perfectly, although you may want to make sure to not go overboard on the jalapenos, so as not to overwhelm the crabcake.