Need Maryland FReeper Help: Seeking the Perfect Crab Cake Recipe (vanity)

[hispanarepublicana]

I am seeking the perfect crabcake recipe. I am looking for a very TRADITIONAL, AUTHENTIC, Maryland-type recipe (no jalapenos or sausage or weird "updated" type additions please) Please provide your "crabcake qualifications" (generations used, etc.) with any recipes you are able to offer.

[hispanarepublicana]

Thank you for your help. PS: I am willing to trade a traditional, authentic, multi-generational Texan or Tex-Mex recipe.

[End Times Sentinel]

Mmmm... pinging to check in later for a recipe swipe.

Owl_Eagle

(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,

 it was probably sarcasm)

[arbee4bush]

Ingredients:
1 pound Maryland Crab meat
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1 large egg
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon dry mustard
Margarine, butter, or oil for frying
Remove all cartilage from crabmeat
In a bowl, mix bread crumbs, eggs, mayonnaise and seasonings.
Add crab meat and mix gently by thoroughly. If mixture is too dry, add a little more mayonnaise. Shape into 6 cakes. Cook cakes in a frying pan in just enough fat to prevent sticking until they are browned (about 5 minutes on each side).
*Note: If desired, crab cakes may be deep fried at 350 degrees for 2 to 3 minutes or until browned.

I found this through a websearch. Will be trying this one myself.

[silverleaf]

ping for this.
I have a GREAT hot crab casserole recipe if you want it.

[RushCrush]

I thought an authentic crab cake recipe had to have Old Bay seasoning?

[dakine]

"1 cup seasoned bread crumbs"

Kind of ambiguous, the "seasoned" can have many interpretations...

(Ping myself. I'll find my "local" recipe soon...)

[verity]

The perfect recipe is still a secret. ;-)

[arbee4bush]

True, and I will be adding OB. I think I will be adding my own extra seasonings using this as a base recipe. We like spicey :)

[arbee4bush]

Mmmm! Going to post it? (please?)

:)

[ken5050]

With respect..a "good" crab cake recipe doesn't have ANY bread crumbs..

[arbee4bush]

Not sure about the "seasoned bread crumbs". This came from a Maryland gov website.

I use extra stuffing mix or croutons for bread crumbs, putting them in a ziplock and pounding and rolling with a rolling pin.

Some prepared bread crumbs are already seasoned that you buy in the store. Most have Italian seasonings though. I would use plain unseasoned and then add your own seasonings and herbs.

This is making me hungry :)

[arbee4bush]

And you are going to post this good breadcrumbless recipe when? :)

Really, it would be great to have since so many do go on low carb diets and can't eat bread.

[hispanarepublicana]

a "good" crab cake recipe doesn't have ANY bread crumbs

I'd long suspected this, which is why my request above is so "picky". I've had the pleasure of eating crabcakes once or twice in DC that didn't seem to have any breadcrumbs at all, but I've yet to find a good recipe that measures up.

[Tijeras_Slim]

If you're looking for a quick fix, the Handy Crab Cakes available at Costco are very good (from Crisfield, Md).

And yes I do know what I'm talking about, I was born and raised in Easton, Md... 4th generation Eastern Shoreman.

[dakine]

Cracker crumbs, cracker meal used, etc...see pictures here:
http://www.foodsubs.com/Crumbs.html

Racking my brain for recipe without "breading" giving texture....

[ken5050]

Happy to oblige.....there are several variations..this one's my fave..and very easy..note it's done in the broiler..

PREHEAT THE BROILER

1 egg yolk
1-2 tsps salt ..to taste..if you use kosher salt, my preference..use 2-3 tsps
1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
1 tsp dry mustard
2 tsps Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp chopped FRESH parsley
1 pound jumbo LUMP crab meat

optional ingredients...a few, or more drops of Tabasco, and a dash of paprika..try and taste it first without adding these..

In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients EXCEPT the crab. Mix thoroughly. Then gently fold in the crabmeat with a spatula..careful NOT to break up the lumps. Shape into cakes and broil for 5 minutes.

Note: Turning is NOT necessary...you get the golden browning on the top..yet it cooks all the way through. I like to cook them in a skillet..oven proof of course...makes it easy to handle when you're removing them gently from the pan..They hardly ever stick..but if you wish, you can very lightly grease the pan with a little butter, or olive oil, or PAM

[ken5050]

pls see my #16..regards

[grannie9]

Me too, lol.

[ken5050]

This is a fund thread..and I am still so pissed from the Bolton hearings yesterday..I didn't even want to log on to FR today..I need a change of pace..we should do a recipe thread here..good,e asy, comfort food..your faves..

[dakine]

I think all the recipes I used have had the "breading" as a filler to stretch the crab meat to make a larger portion...Now that I think of it, the mayo/salad dressing keeps the texture....