Crab Cakes

 

When you live near the ocean growing up you crave real seafood and culinary dishes involving seafood. I grew up on Long Island in New York, therefore, I grew up with fresh seafood like clam chowder, lobster, flounder, sword fish, tuna and then I moved to Virginia/DC area where I was introduced to Maryland Crab Cakes, and I was hooked.  You haven't had good Crab Cakes until you've had them at a restaurant along with Maryland Coast Line. That's unless you make them from scratch with this amazing recipe. A Chef friend of mine from Maryland introduced me to this recipe and I've used it ever since, that's been about 30 years now. Dang how time flies. Although April is cooking for one, this recipe produces enough Crab Cakes for 4 servings. The leftovers are worth the extra prep time. 

Ingredients

Recipe yields 4 servings

Cooking Spray

1 pound crabmeat, shredded

1 ½ tablespoons dry breadcrumbs

2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley

salt and pepper to taste

1 egg

1 ½ tablespoons mayonnaise

½ teaspoon ground dry mustard

1 dash or two of Old Bay Seasoning

Directions

Tip for better Crab Cakes refrigerated for about half an hour, to firm up the cake a little and prevent their breaking up in the pan. Once you’ve taken them out of the fridge, Preheat the oven's broiler.

Lightly grease a broiler pan or baking sheet with cooking spray.

Mix crabmeat, breadcrumbs, parsley, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl.

Mix egg, mayonnaise, mustard, and old bay seasoning together in a small bowl; stir into crab mixture until well combined.

Form into patties and place on the prepared broiler pan or baking sheet.

Broil crab cakes under the preheated broiler until golden brown on both sides, about 5 to 7 minutes per side.

Serve hot and enjoy! Be sure to serve with lemon wedges and homemade cocktail sauce.

Elizabeth Kilbride is a Writer and Editor with forty years of experience in writing with 12 of those years in the online content sphere. Author of 5 books and a Graduate with an Associate of Arts from Phoenix University in Business Management, then a degree. Mass Communication and Cyber Analysis from Ashford University, then on to Walden University for her master’s in criminology with emphasis on Cybercrime and Identity Theft and is currently studying for her Ph.D. degree in Criminology. Her work portfolio includes coverage of politics, current affairs, elections, history, and true crime. Elizabeth is also a gourmet cook, life coach, and avid artist in her spare time, proficient in watercolor, acrylic, oil, pen and ink, Gouche, and pastels. As a political operative having worked on over 300 campaigns during her career, Elizabeth has turned many life events into books and movie scripts while using history to weave interesting storylines. She also runs 7 blogs that range from art to life coaching, to food, to writing, Gardening, and opinion or history pieces each week. 

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