Maryland Crab Cakes

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Ingredients/ Instructions

Ingredients

• 1 pound fresh crabmeat, the lumpier the better - well drained
• 8 saltine crackers
• 1 egg beaten
• 2 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1/2 tsp mustard
• 1/4 tsp Worcestershire
• 1/2 tsp Old Bay seasoning
• salt to taste
• cayenne pepper - optional
• butter for frying

Instructions

Step 1

Crash 8 saltine crackers into a bowl, then add 2 tbsp mayonnaise, 1/2 tsp mustard, 1/4 tsp Worcestershire,
1/2 tsp Old Bay seasoning, 1 beaten egg, salt into a large bowl. mix well.

Step 2

Add 1 pound fresh crab meat, mix well.
cover and refrigerate for one hour.

Step 3

After 1 hour, form them to patties. coated the patties with cayenne pepper in a plate.

Step 4

Now add oil into a pan, heat the pan over a medium heat.

Step 5

When hot, place the patties into the pan, cook about 4 min per side.

Step 6

After the patties are cooked, remove and serve.

Comments

• John - Tue 16 Feb 2010 @ 16:03

  This video recipe for Maryland crab cakes is the first official full-length clip posted using the new Canon HD SLR camera. In addition to watching what I hope you find to be a delicious looking crab cake recipe, I would also like to know if you have any suggestions for the video specs. I saved this in iMovie at a size of 1280 x 720 HD, set at 24 frames per second. It looks good, but a little "jumpy." Would 30 frames per second be better? I also saved it at "High" quality, not "Best," which would have made the movie like 800 MB!

• John - Tue 16 Feb 2010 @ 16:03

  Anyway, back to the food! This video will hopefully show you what crab cakes are supposed to be like. A real crab cake is basically a fried lump of crabmeat, held together with a minimum of filler. As I explain in the video, this makes shaping them a little challenging, but once they are in the pan and browned on both sides, they are far superior on every level. Your basic restaurant crab cake is probably less than 40% crabmeat, which is why they are generally tough and bready.

• John - Tue 16 Feb 2010 @ 16:03

  These are closer to 75% crab, which is a blessing and a curse. Since the crab content is so high, you really can't make these unless you have a nice pile of super fresh, sweet, high-quality crab. Even using the correct technique, these special occasion appetizers will only be as good as the crabmeat used. So if you can't get real lump crabmeat consider this video recipe food porn. Watch, enjoy, and just imagine yourself in the scene. However, if you can get your claws on some fresh crab, give these cakes a try. Enjoy!