This recipe was originally published in a 2003 issue of food amp.
Crab cake pan.
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.
I use saltines for the soda crackers.
This recipe is the actor robert duvall s mother s recipe for crab cakes and i think it is the best one there is.
With just a few ingredients these maryland crab cakes are super easy to make too.
In this article we will be going over the steps on how to pan fry crab cakes.
Gently lay chilled crab cakes in skillet.
Please use the best crabmeat you can find for best results.
Finally an easy and delicious crab cake recipe.
I also only used 2 and 2 3 sleeves of ritz crackers and added fresh chopped parsley for some more flavor.
Combine all ingredients in a bowl until well mixed.
Pan fry until outsides are cresp an dbrowned 4 to 5 minutes per side.
That crunchy golden crust is half of what makes.
Best ever crab cakes rating.
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.
Serve hot with or without related sauces.
I quadrupled the recipe used 4 cans of crab meat and got about 20 crab cakes out of it.
Although you could probably bake these crab cakes we really recommend searing them in a hot skillet with neutral oil.
Try it with crab cakes or pretty much any grilled broiled or pan seared fish.
Lastly dredge cakes into seasoned bread crumbs coating cakes evenly.
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.
Make the remoulade crab cake sauce mix.
I made the crab cakes for our italian christmas eve fish dinner and everyone loved them.
Unrated 405 these are the fastest easiest crab cakes i have ever made and some of the best i have ever eaten.
Make it a meal.
Trusted crab cake recipes from cajun style to maryland crab cakes.
We ve taken the frying and fuss out of crab cakes by shaping and baking them in muffin tins.
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 frying is the way to go.
The crab cakes are small so they have the perfect ratio of crunchy exterior to creamy crab interior.
However there are also different methods to cooking your crab cakes such as a sautéed style deep fried or even baking your crab cakes.