Crab Cakes Maryland Lady
INGREDIENTS:
2 tb Chopped fresh parsley
1 ts Dry mustard
1 ts Worcestershire sauce -or-
1 ds Tabasco
2 Eggs; beaten
2 tb Mayonnaise
1 lb Cooked crab; flaked or
-broken up
1 c Fresh bread crumbs -or-
1/2 c -unsalted cracker crumbs
Salt & pepper to taste
Flour for dredging
2 tb Chopped fresh parsley
1 ts Dry mustard
1 ts Worcestershire sauce -or-
1 ds Tabasco
2 Eggs; beaten
2 tb Mayonnaise
1 lb Cooked crab; flaked or
-broken up
1 c Fresh bread crumbs -or-
1/2 c -unsalted cracker crumbs
Salt & pepper to taste
Flour for dredging
SERVES 4
Baltimore has some wonderful crab houses, and crab cakes are a basic part of the menu. This recipe works well for year-round eating, since crab cakes can be made even with frozen crab. Please do not overcook these rascals!
Mix the parsley, dry mustard, Worcestershire or Tabasco, eggs, and mayonnaise together. Add the crab and crumbs, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Simply taste it and go from there!
Divide the mixture into 8 cakes and dredge in flour. These can be deep-fried at 375? to 380? for 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden brown.
Or you may pan-fry them on both sides in a bit of butter. I prefer the butter-fried cakes.
I serve these with salad. A big salad. Period! You might try some Sweet Potato French Fries (see recipe). That would have tickled the early Baltimore folks.
NOTE: Fresh bread crumbs are made by removing the crusts from fresh bread and placing the bread in your food processor. Chop quickly and use the crumbs immediately. They are not to be dry.
Baltimore has some wonderful crab houses, and crab cakes are a basic part of the menu. This recipe works well for year-round eating, since crab cakes can be made even with frozen crab. Please do not overcook these rascals!
Mix the parsley, dry mustard, Worcestershire or Tabasco, eggs, and mayonnaise together. Add the crab and crumbs, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Simply taste it and go from there!
Divide the mixture into 8 cakes and dredge in flour. These can be deep-fried at 375? to 380? for 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden brown.
Or you may pan-fry them on both sides in a bit of butter. I prefer the butter-fried cakes.
I serve these with salad. A big salad. Period! You might try some Sweet Potato French Fries (see recipe). That would have tickled the early Baltimore folks.
NOTE: Fresh bread crumbs are made by removing the crusts from fresh bread and placing the bread in your food processor. Chop quickly and use the crumbs immediately. They are not to be dry.