In a large saute pan heat oil.
Crab cake pan.
This recipe was originally published in a 2003 issue of food amp.
I made the crab cakes for our italian christmas eve fish dinner and everyone loved them.
This recipe is the actor robert duvall s mother s recipe for crab cakes and i think it is the best one there is.
Please use the best crabmeat you can find for best results.
Trusted crab cake recipes from cajun style to maryland crab cakes.
For the best taste look for pasteurized crabmeat in the refrigerator case at your market s fish counter a better choice than canned varieties.
Pan fry until outsides are cresp an dbrowned 4 to 5 minutes per side.
The old bay crab cake recipe is made with sweet juicy chunks of lump crab with very minimal filler just enough to hold it together while it pan fries in butter.
For sauce mix all of the ingredients in.
Gently lay the cakes 3 to 4 at a time and pan fry until lightly golden about 4 minutes on.
With just a few ingredients these maryland crab cakes are super easy to make too.
That crunchy golden crust is half of what makes.
Pan frying is the way to go.
We ve taken the frying and fuss out of crab cakes by shaping and baking them in muffin tins.
Make the remoulade crab cake sauce mix.
Lastly dredge cakes into seasoned bread crumbs coating cakes evenly.
Gently lay chilled crab cakes in skillet.
Try these cakes with some tangy tartar sauce and coleslaw.
Try it with crab cakes or pretty much any grilled broiled or pan seared fish.
I quadrupled the recipe used 4 cans of crab meat and got about 20 crab cakes out of it.
I also only used 2 and 2 3 sleeves of ritz crackers and added fresh chopped parsley for some more flavor.
Finally an easy and delicious crab cake recipe.
Add the crab cakes in one layer and bake in batches 400 f for about 10 minutes for the 1 4 cup crab cake or 15 minutes for the 1 2 cup crab cakes.
Unrated 405 these are the fastest easiest crab cakes i have ever made and some of the best i have ever eaten.
Combine all ingredients in a bowl until well mixed.
I use saltines for the soda crackers.
The crab cakes are small so they have the perfect ratio of crunchy exterior to creamy crab interior.
Serve hot with or without related sauces.
Make it a meal.
However there are also different methods to cooking your crab cakes such as a sautéed style deep fried or even baking your crab cakes.
Although you could probably bake these crab cakes we really recommend searing them in a hot skillet with neutral oil.
