Maryland Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes

Feel free to use a less expensive option or a blend.

Maryland jumbo lump crab cakes.

Maryland style crab cakes are renouned all over for being the best way to prepare crab cakes. Cup dijon mustard 1 cup mayonnaise 1 8 cup panko 1 tsp. I ve never had a better crab cake in my life and i ve tried dozens. Once you ve had your first real one made with handpicked maryland jumbo lump crab you ll know why.

One of the most important factors is to use jumbo lump crab meat and not alot of breading or crumb mixture. 1 pound jumbo lump handpicked maryland crabmeat. For the best texture use lump crab meat little filler and bake the cakes in a very hot oven. Shape mixture into 12 crab cakes about 3 4 inch thick and place onto prepared baking sheet.

This classic lump crab cake recipe combines the flavors of lemon parsley and old bay seasoning but the most flavor is from the crab meat itself. If the maryland flag weren t so cool we d probably fly a picture of a crab cake over the statehouse. In 2015 a study revealed that 38 of the crab cakes sold as locally sourced blue crab were mislabeled. Prep time 10 minutes.

These crab cakes are my grandma zelda s recipe and they have been in our family for generations. Then gently fold in crabmeat be careful not to break up the lumps. In a large bowl combine the egg yolk salt pepper mustard worcestershire mayonnaise and parsley. Maryland crab cakes pride themselves on being jumbo lump but since it is so expensive most of them are a mix of jumbo lump and other type of meat.

Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes then turn the crab cakes over and bake an additional 10 to 15 minutes until nicely browned. Maryland crab cakes vs maryland style crab cakes many retailers will tell you that they sell maryland crab cakes when in truth these are really maryland style crab cakes. My family loved these. Real maryland crab cakes.

Give this recipe a try and you ll see why seafood is so unique in the chesapeake bay area. More crab less cake. Maryland jumbo lump crab cakes. These maryland crab cakes get the stamp of approval from locals and out of towners alike.

Fold in crab meat then fold in bread crumb mixture until well blended. For this crab cake recipe i used all jumbo lump and it was expensive not gonna lie.