Crab cakes

[weinoo]

6 hours ago, mgaretz said:

Mine is very simple:  Crab, panko, mayo and Old Bay Seasoning.  Can be baked or fried.

 

You probably use different crab, however.

 

On 2/13/2022 at 9:20 PM, Margaret Pilgrim said:

Just source good crab, some minced scallion and tiny amount of celery,

 

Just as lettuce does not belong on a lobster roll, celery has no place in a crab cake.

[Margaret Pilgrim]

I'll go along with that!  🤣

[Kim Shook]

On 2/13/2022 at 3:23 PM, Okanagancook said:

Here they are.  We only had 8 oz or 213 grams of crab left after we pigged out on the freshly cooked ones.  
This what I did.

213 g crab

2 chopped scallions…they were small

1/2 beaten egg…30 g

2 tablespoons mayo

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 

1 tablespoon fine toasted bread crumbs

1 teaspoon Old Bay

1 teaspoon lemon juice

salt and pepper.

 

They were 81 grams each…four of them.  Just enough bread crumbs to bind them.  I put some panko crumbs on the outside before frying them gently in butter.

 

Served with a dip of mayo, sour cream, chipotle, cilantro and lime juice.  Rested in the fridge before frying.

 

Thank you all…this combo is a keeper for us.

 

 

 

 

These look great!  I'm glad you found a combination you like!  Bravo!

[weinoo]

This is for @rotuts - probably not exactly what you're looking for, but...

 

Crab Cakes Baltimore-Style

[billyhill]

"Youth is wasted on the young"

 

I grew up in south Florida. One of may dad's friends was a commercial crabber. When he went on vacation, he would ask my dad how many traps he wanted left in the water and we would run then till he returned. I wish I appreciated crab more when I was young. We used to have 35 gallon bags of crabs in freezer. I did not appreciate what I had then.

Edited February 13 by billyhill
Correction (log)

[billyhill]

The Matlacha oyster house had amazing crab cakes back in the day. Held together by nothing more than the will of the chef and a merciful God. Had to be at least 6 oz of crab. I was so poor but would lay out $7+tip of late 80's money  for 1 crab cake and a glass of water when passing through. Time plays tricks on us but I have a hard time imaging a better food moment.

[AlaMoi]

absolutely on the less is more side....

I've tried so many recipes with mayo-and-beyond.... it's ridiculous.

 

I use lump crab meat - for two,,, one pound  - I separate about 1/2 of that for chopping and dicing.

the variation of "chunk size" is in my experience very important for "holding" the crab cake together.

all big chunks - they fall apart....

 

using one beaten egg per pound - salt+pepper+Old Bay

formed in a ring, looks like  (with pimento...):

[Kim Shook]

On 2/13/2023 at 5:41 PM, AlaMoi said:

absolutely on the less is more side....

I've tried so many recipes with mayo-and-beyond.... it's ridiculous.

 

I use lump crab meat - for two,,, one pound  - I separate about 1/2 of that for chopping and dicing.

the variation of "chunk size" is in my experience very important for "holding" the crab cake together.

all big chunks - they fall apart....

 

using one beaten egg per pound - salt+pepper+Old Bay

formed in a ring, looks like  (with pimento...):

Other than the pimento, they look great.  Sorry, I grew up going to the Eastern Shore of Delmarva and I'm a purist. 

[weinoo]

1 hour ago, Kim Shook said:

Other than the pimento, they look great.  Sorry, I grew up going to the Eastern Shore of Delmarva and I'm a purist. 

As you should be!

[AlaMoi]

DW did a pimento cheese sandwich, the left overs were looking for a home . . .  normally not an add.

 

I spend my summers on the Delaware Bay - the Del side was less commercially fished and we would get a bushel/2 of mega-crabs in about 30 minutes...

 

had relatives in the Salisbury/Mardela Spring area - altho we ate more oyster than crab when visiting....