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Maryland Style Blue Crab Cakes

October 20, 2016 By Rachel 10 Comments

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Maryland Style Blue Crab Cakes – Finally, a crab cake recipe that everyone can get behind. Lots and lots of crab and ZERO pointless filler!

Maryland Style Blue Crab Cakes - Finally, a crab cake recipe that everyone can get behind. Lots and lots of crab and ZERO pointless filler! | SimpleSeasonal.com

In my family it’s universally accepted that a good crab cake is pretty much one of the yummiest things a person can eat.

Every September, my WHOLE family (husband, kids, parents, sisters, grandparents) pack into a caravan of 3 cars and make our journey from Philadelphia down to Ocean City, Maryland for a week of beach bliss.

Our trip involves relaxing on the beach in the beautiful late summer weather, of course, and each night features family meals around a large wooden table with lively conversation. The cooks in my family ensure that it also involves some pretty darn good food!

It’s become a tradition for my husband and I to make a crab cake feast on one of those nights. There’s nothing more befitting than Maryland Style Blue Crab Cakes while on vacation in O.C. Maryland!

Let me just say, however, that if we were to treat all ten people to a crab cake dinner at a restaurant it would cost a small fortune… And it’s soon to be 11 this November, with baby Simple Seasonal on the way! That’s where making our own starts to sound more appealing. At about a quarter of the cost, everyone can eat crab cakes with reckless abandon (and without me cringing and running to protect my wallet).

Maryland Style Blue Crab Cakes - Finally, a crab cake recipe that everyone can get behind. Lots and lots of crab and ZERO pointless filler! | SimpleSeasonal.com

In addition to being kind on a cook’s wallet, homemade crab cakes have the promise of no pointless filler. You know what I mean… Bread cakes. Blah! Any filler in my crab cakes is there for the sole purpose of adding flavor. Everything else is crab, crab and more crab.

Crab Cake Seasoning

Beyond the blue crab, the defining characteristic of a Maryland style crab cake is the zesty flavor of Old Bay seasoning. If a crab cake could be iconic, in my humble crab cake-loving opinion, it would be one made with blue crab and Old Bay.

I also add some zest and sweetness to these cake with a little green onion, lemon juice, and red pepper. The end result is sooo good. Seriously though – these are some good crab cakes!

There’s no denying that these babies are pretty much one of the yummiest things you could eat, whether you’re around a large wooden table with those you love at the shore or around your own kitchen table with your friends on a Saturday night!

Maryland Style Blue Crab Cakes - Finally, a crab cake recipe that everyone can get behind. Lots and lots of crab and ZERO pointless filler! | SimpleSeasonal.com

Be sure to pair this recipe with my easy-peasy Homemade Tartar Sauce! Everything is better with a good sauce for dipping!

Maryland Style Blue Crab Cakes
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
15 mins
Total time
30 mins
 
Finally, a crab cake recipe that everyone can get behind. Lots and lots of crab and zero pointless filler!
Author: Rachel Hanawalt
Recipe type: Entrees
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 lb canned pasteurized blue claw crabmeat from the refrigerator section (if you must, lump crab works if you're unable to find blue)
  • ⅓ C crushed golden round crackers*
  • ½ C finely chopped red bell pepper
  • 2½ Tbsp finely chopped green onion
  • ¼ C mayonnaise*
  • 1 egg lightly beaten
  • 1 Tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1½ tsp Old Bay seasoning
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • dash of cayenne or to your heat preference
  • ⅓ C flour for dusting
  • 2 Tbsp safflower oil or other vegetable oil
Instructions
  1. Drain the crab meat and carefully use your fingers to remove any hidden pieces of crab shell, then set aside.
  2. In a mixing bowl combine the crackers, red pepper, green onion, mayo, beaten egg, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Old Bay seasoning, garlic powder, and cayenne. Mix to combine.
  3. Fold the crab meat in with the ingredients in the mixing bowl, taking care not to over work and break up the crab meat.
  4. Over medium-high heat, pre-heat the oil in a large frying pan. Once heated, measure the crab cakes into ¼ C portions and form them into patties with your hands or a measuring cup. Coat the crab cakes in flour, and then add them to the pan. Cook for about 4 minutes on each side, flipping midway so that both sides of the crab cakes are golden brown. If making a large batch of crab cakes you can place them on a foil-lined baking sheet and keep them warm uncovered in a 200ยบ F oven, but they are best if they are served immediately
Notes
*To make dairy-free, substitute the golden round crackers with panko and the mayonnaise with a dairy-free mayo alternative like Just Mayo.
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Filed Under: Dairy-Free, Entrees, Fall, Recipes, Seafood, Summer Tagged With: andham, blue crab, crab, Dairy-Free Options, Green Onion, Lemon, maryland style, Old Bay, restaurant quality, seafood, sweet red pepper

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Comments

  1. Beth (OMG! Yummy) says

    October 21, 2016 at 11:08 am

    Wow – I haven’t made crab cakes in so long but there is nothing quite like it when they are made right – crispy on the outside, moist and flavorful inside with a touch of lemon and great tartar sauce. Yum!

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    • Rachel says

      October 30, 2016 at 6:38 pm

      Homemade crab cakes really are the best. Maryland crab season goes through December, so you have a few more weeks to get in on the crab cake goodness!

      Reply
  2. Lucy says

    October 23, 2016 at 4:23 pm

    I love crab cakes, but I’m super particular about them. These look perfect, and the ingredient list is short and simple! Can’t wait to try. Best wishes for a happy and healthy delivery!

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      October 30, 2016 at 6:38 pm

      Thanks Lucy! Best of luck to you too! ๐Ÿ˜‰

      Reply
  3. adina says

    November 2, 2016 at 3:44 am

    You’re talking about beach and here we have autumn at its worst… The crab cakes look delicious, I have never had crab in any form, it is not something we can easily find around here, too bad, I am sure I would like it. I wish you all the best for the birth of your child!

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    • Rachel says

      November 15, 2016 at 2:12 pm

      How disappointing that it’s difficult to find crab where you live! If you ever visit the U.S. be sure to order some crab cakes! And thanks for the well wishes.

      Reply
  4. Allen Wolf says

    February 27, 2019 at 5:27 pm

    Real Md. crabcakes dont have half of those ingredients especially peppers and hot peppers, onions. I suggest you come to Md.and read some Md.cook books to get a real Md crabcake recipe.

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    • Rachel says

      June 16, 2019 at 4:38 pm

      Sorry you don’t like my Maryland Crab Cakes. I assure you I’ve been to Maryland almost every summer since I was a toddler… which is a lot… all to say, don’t expect to confess my age! Let’s just say, I’ve eaten my weight in Maryland Crab Cakes. I’ve had them at various restaurants with various degrees of seasoning. This recipe is reflective of the best I’ve had.

      Reply

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