What is an easy recipe for crab cakes that actually tastes good?

Question

I'm a very new cook and i love crab cakes, and want learn how to make them

Answer 1

Yum yum! I LOVE crab cakes and have made this recipe a million times.

1 can crab
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1 tbsp chopped green onions
1 tbsp chopped celery
1 tbsp chopped onion (fried, optional)
1 large beaten egg
2 tbsp mayo
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
dash salt & pepper
1/2 tsp butter or oil

1. Mix all ingredients
2. cover with plastic and chill for an hour or more
3. fry patties in oil until golden, turning once.

Here's a great dipping sauce for them:

1/2 cup mayo
1/2 cup sour cream
1/8 tsp lemon juice
1 tbsp chopped chives
parsley flakes
dill weed
1 tsp horseradish
1 tsp worcestershire sauce

1. mix all together and chill.
2. spoon on side of crab cakes to dip pieces in.

Answer 2

Drive to Baltimore, go to Legal Seafoods and order crab cakes. Wash down with a Sam Adams.

Answer 3

Maryland Crab Cakes

3 cans (6 oz. each) crabmeat, well drained, flaked
1/2 cup KRAFT Mayo Real Mayonnaise
15 RITZ Crackers, crushed (about 1/2 cup)
1 egg
1 Tbsp. GREY POUPON Dijon Mustard
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1-1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. chopped fresh parsley
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1-1/2 tsp. butter or margarine



MIX all ingredients except butter until well blended.
SHAPE into 8 patties.
COOK patties in melted butter in large nonstick skillet 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until golden brown on both sides.

Answer 4

Simple Crab Cakes

Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy

1/2 pound lump crabmeat
1/4 cup diced red bell pepper
1/2 fresh jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
2 teaspoons old bay seasoning
2 - 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 cups fresh bread crumbs
1 egg, lightly beaten
salt & pepper
3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Carefully pick over the crabmeat feeling for bits of shell and cartilage and discarding them. Stir in the peppers, seasoning and mayonnaise. Stir in up to 1/2 cup of bread crumbs to mixture or as much is needed to bind ingredients. Shape into 4 - 6 cakes, depending on desired size. Place on a plate and chill for 1 hour in refrigerator. Dip each cake into beaten egg and then into bread crumbs and set aside. Heat oil in a non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Cook cakes on each side until golden brown. Serve warm with spicy mayonnaise

SPICY MAYONNAISE
1 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons hot chile sauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Stir all ingredients until well combined and chill

Answer 5

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