Maryland Style Crab Cakes With Saltines

For smaller crab cakes divide the mixture into 12 1 4 cup portions.

Maryland style crab cakes with saltines.

Made with crab crackers dijon mustard mayo worcestershire and spices. Chillcat on august 7 2020. In a large skillet heat the oil until shimmering. 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.

Bake at the same oven temperature. For mini crab cakes divide into 24 2 tbsp size portions. I changed the recipe slightly. Diet conscious eastern shore style showcases the natural sweetness of blue claw crabs with the minimum of filler and extra ingredients.

In a 12 inch nonstick or cast iron skillet heat the oil over medium heat. If you are looking for a true maryland crab cake look no further. Used 2 eggs and 1 2 cup mayo instead of a whole cup. 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.

Maryland style crab cakes an eat n man egg worcestershire sauce lemon juice ritz crackers lump crab meat and 5 more cedar plank smoked crab cakes grilling 24x7. I brushed the butter on the cakes and flipped them near the end to have both sides crunchy. It worked fine for both the small size and lump meat. For saltine crumbs may substitute 2 slices of decrusted white bread broken into small pieces or use 1 4 cup panko crumbs.

Lightly pack into 8 patties about 1 1 2 inches thick. The crab cakes are done when the tops and edges are lightly browned. Maryland crab cakes use blue crab which is entirely different in shape texture and taste to king crab. When the oil shimmers add the crab cakes to the pan.

Crab meat in a can for 11 99 was what i used. Extra old bay seasoning multi grain club crackers instead of saltines. This was from maryland governor tawe s cook. Added green onions and chopped red pepper.

The bake time is shorter for these smaller sizes. Scoop the crab mixture into eight 1 3 cup mounds. Derived from mil s newspaper clipping her favorite crab cake with minimum of spice. This is the rare food blog where every recipe actually works.

Ill definitely be making them again. Cook the crab cakes our method for pan searing and broiling are below. Scoop the crab mixture into six 1 2 cup mounds and lightly pack into patties about 1 1 2 inches thick.