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1. Mix fresh breadcrumbs and crabmeat in a large bowl. Add dill, parsley, scallion, seafood seasoning, salt and pepper; toss to mix well.
2. Whisk egg, mayonnaise, lemon juice and mustard in a small bowl until smooth. Drizzle over the crab mixture and stir well. Using your hands, form the mixture into six 1/2- to 3/4-inch-thick patties (1/2 cup each). Dredge the patties in dry breadcrumbs and place on a small baking sheet lined with plastic wrap. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
3. Meanwhile, make Tarragon Tartar Sauce.
4. Preheat oven to 450°F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
5. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add 3 of the crab cakes and cook until the undersides are golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Using a wide spatula, turn cakes over onto the prepared baking sheet. Add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil to the pan and repeat with the remaining 3 crab cakes. Bake the crab cakes until golden on the second side and heated through, 15 to 20 minutes. Garnish with lemon wedges and dill sprigs and serve with Tarragon Tartar Sauce.
To make fresh breadcrumbs: <br>
Trim crusts from firm sandwich bread. Tear bread into pieces and process in a food processor until coarse crumbs form. One slice of bread makes about 1/3 cup crumbs.
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In most cases we prefer to use whole-wheat bread for crumbs because of its whole-grain benefits, but in this recipe we found it overpowered the taste of crab and made the cakes too sweet.
Related Recipe: Tarragon Tartar Sauce
Calories 263 Carbohydrates 20 Fat 13 Saturated fat 2
Mono unsaturated fat 5 Protein 15 Cholesterol 87 Fiber 1 Potassium 251
This recipe has been added to the following public cookbooks:
Debbie's Collection of Great Recipes,
ooh la la,
CiAnnRN's Cookbook,
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| Rating | Submitted by | Comment Summary |
|---|---|---|
| ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ | Connie
10/05/09 04:04 PM | Maryland Crab Cakes NOTMy father was a waterman who caught blue crab for a living and there's no way he would've allowed my mother to make these crab cakes. Maryland crab cakes are a simple recipe. Lots of Old Bay, an egg, a bit of salad dressing or mayonnaise, a dash of yellow mustard, and tons of lump crab meat. Grilled these are fabulous. There's nothing like them in the world. |
| ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ | BlondyHI
07/10/09 11:33 PM | Marylander review!I live in Maryland, and though these crab cakes aren't made exactly as most Maryland crab cakes are made, I have tried this recipe, and these crab cakes are yummy! So, add more crab meat if you'd like, it won't hurt! Maybe more Old Bay... Experiment a bit! Enjoy! |
| ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ | jotheann
02/03/09 08:31 AM | Not Maryland, maybe Montana crab cakesMD crab cakes have crab, egg, Old Bay seasoning and (horrors) crab fat, if you are getting the meat right from the crab. Maybe a little cracker meal outside for frying, maybe not. |
| ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ | Andrea
12/01/08 05:12 PM | Noway this is not a Maryland crabcakeTo much junk,Maryland crabcakes do not have dill, onion, or covered with bread crumbs.Plus to much bread,not enough lump crabe meat. you must be making south carolina crabe cakes |
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