Best Crab Cake Recipe

The key to making the best crab cakes is using premium crabmeat and quality ingredients. Backfin crabmeat, parsley, celery and crumbled saltines folded togeter with an egg, mayonnaise, cayenne, mustard, tabasco, salt and pepper.
Ingredients -
 
1 Egg
2 tablepoons Mayonnaise
¼ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
2 teaspoons Dry Mustard
Tabasco Sauce, to taste
1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
Fresh Ground Black Pepper
1 pound Backfin Crabmeat
1 tablepoon Fresh Parsley, minced
1/2 cup chopped Celery
6 Saltine Crackers, finely crumbled
4 tablepoons Butter
4 tablepoons Corn Oil
 
Preparation:
 

1. In a medium-mixing bowl, whisk egg, mayonnaise, cayenne pepper, dry mustard, Tabasco, salt and pepper.

2. Add backfin crabmeat, fresh parsley, chopped celery and crumbled saltines. Fold mixture lightly until well combined.

3. Make 8 crab cakes of equal size, about ½” thick.

4. Wrap crab cakes in waked paper and refrigerate 1 hour.

5. Add butter to large non-stick skillet. Melt over medium high heat until sizzling.

6. Saute crab cakes 5 minutes per side until golden brown.

7. Remove crab cakes to absorbent paper, and allow drying.

8. Serve immediately.

 
Variations and Recipe Ideas:
 
 
 



Cooking Tip

Backfin Crabmeat
Make sure the crabmeat is free of any bone and press crab to remove any excess liquid.

Cooking Tip

Saltine Crackers
You can substitute your favorite water cracker, plain, panko, or seasoned breadcrumbs.




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