Maryland Crab Cake Recipe

Maryland crab cake recipe originates in Maryland in particular, the city of Baltimore. Restaurant and Boardwalk styles of crab cake recipe are distinguished. According to the first style of Maryland crab cake recipe, the following requirements should be observed

• Meat of blue crab
• Lump meat
• No filler
• Served on an open-faced sandwich or platter

Boardwalk style of the recipe includes filler of various sorts; cakes are breaded and deep-fried. They are usually served on a hamburger bun.

Do you want to feel the spirit of Baltimore? If so, try to prepare crab cakes according to the traditional Maryland crab cake recipe.

Maryland Crab Cake Recipe

CLASSIC

This recipe lets you enjoy pure, sweet crabmeat.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb lump crabmeat of blue crab
• ¼ cup mayonnaise
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. Old Bay seasoning
• 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
• ½ tsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1tsp. fresh lemon juice
• 1 ¼ cup fresh bread crumbs
• 4 tsp. unsalted butter
• 2 tsp. olive oil
• ¼ tsp. salt
• Lemon wedges

Method

1. Put drained and free of shells crabmeat in a bowl and gently break up the lumps. Set aside.
2. In other bowl whisk together eggs, Old Bay seasoning, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, salt.
3. Pour the mixture in the bowl with crabmeat, sprinkle with bread crumbs and mix all ingredients thoroughly but gently. Don’t turn the mixture into mash.
4. Cover the bowl with foil and chill the mixture in a refrigerator for an hour and a half.
5. Preheat together butter and oil over medium heat.
6. Shape the mixture into cakes and place them on a skillet.
7. Cook on each side for 5 minutes.
8. Serve on the platter with lemon wages for squeezing.

BOARDWALK STYLE

Ingredients:

• ½ lb lump crabmeat
• ¼ lb ricotta
• ½  sweet peppers,
• 4  green onions
• 3 tbsp. chopped fresh dill or parsley
• 3 tbsp. pine nuts
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan
• 1 egg
• ½ tsp. Worcestershire sauce
• ½ cup bread crumbs

Preparation:

1. Gently chop crabmeat, but do not grind it.
2. Mix together crabmeat, fresh herbs, ricotta, Parmesan, well-beaten egg and chopped sweet pepper.
3. Add Worcestershire sauce, chopped onion and nuts. Nuts should be pre-roasted and crushed.
4. Place the mixture in the refrigerator for at least half an hour.
5. Form patties of desired form and size; roll them in breadcrumbs.
6. Preheat oil in a frying pan and cook patties on both sides for 2-3 minutes over medium heat.
7. Serve on a hamburger bun.

Try and enjoy Maryland crab cakes.

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