Crab Cakes

Posted by gabe about 1 year ago

I had a pound of canned crab in the fridge today and thought crab cakes sounded good for dinner. Here is the recipe that I used (it is loosely based on a recipe that came from a family friend, with my additions).

• 1 lb crab meat
• 2 eggs lightly beaten
• 2 T mayo
• 1 t mustard (any type will work, but I like dijon the best)
• 1 t salt
• pepper to taste
• 1 t Worcestershire sauce
• 1 T maple syrup
• 1 t hot sauce
• 1 1/2 cups crushed saltine crackers
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs (this amount really depends on the texture of the mixture)
• 2 T butter (for cooking)
• 2 T veg. oil (for cooking)

Mix the eggs, mayo, mustard and beat with a whisk, then add the salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, maple syrup, hot sauce and crab. Mix gently so that you do not mash the crab, but you want everything well incorporated. Then add 1 cup of the crushed crackers, mix gently, if your mixture is too wet to form into a 2-3" patty you should start to slowly add the bread crumbs until you have a workable mixture. Form the patties into about 8 portions and then coat the cakes with the remaining 1/2 cup of crushed crackers. Serve with lemon, tartar sauce or my favorite a little more hot sauce! Enjoy!