This is a recipe for a true Maryland crab cake, in order to have that designation it has to be made with blue crab, have very little to no bread, and have chunks of crab in the cake itself. A lot of out-of-state restaurants try to pass off as MD style, but normally have a lot of breading and are so compact that it breaks down all of the crab meat.
Maryland Crab Cake
Servings: 2 – 4
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Mayonnaise
- 2 tsp Old Bay Seasoning
- 2 tsp Parsley
- ½ tsp Mustard
- 1 Egg
- 1 tbsp Bread Crumbs
- 1 lb Blue Crab Meat jumbo lump
Instructions
- In a small bowl add the mayonnaise, Old Bay, parsley, mustard.
- Beat egg, add to bowl and mix all ingredients.
- Stir in the bread crumbs.
- In a large bowl add the crab meat and mayo mixture. Gently mix the crab by hand as to not break apart the crab meat.
- Divide the crab meat and form 4 balls, do not pack tightly in order to keep the lumps of crab meat.
- Bake at 375 for about 10 mins, or broil for about 5 mins until they are a nice golden brown.
Notes
- This recipe is for store bought blue crab meat. You can also steam and pick your own crabs, if doing so the prep time will increase significantly.
- This pairs well with Tartar Sauce and can be eaten as is or as a sandwich.