Maryland Lump Crab Cakes

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.

Maryland lump crab cakes.

I choose to bake these in the oven but they can also be pan fried in oil until golden brown. Refrigerate for one hour. Prep time 10 minutes. I was born in maryland and i ve found that they just can t make crab cakes up here that even compare to the one s by the chespeake bay.

There s nothing like a good maryland crab cake. Maryland lump crab cakes. These maryland crab cakes get the stamp of approval from locals and out of towners alike. Recipe by kozmic blues.

If the maryland flag weren t so cool we d probably fly a picture of a crab cake over the statehouse. Shape mixture into 12 crab cakes about 3 4 inch thick and place onto prepared baking sheet. Fry crab cakes until browned on both sides turning only once about 5 minutes on each side. Once you ve had your first real one made with handpicked maryland jumbo lump crab you ll know why.

Fold in crab meat then fold in bread crumb mixture until well blended. 1 pound jumbo lump handpicked maryland crabmeat. Maryland jumbo lump crab cakes. These crab cakes are my grandma zelda s recipe and they have been in our family for generations.

For the best texture use lump crab meat little filler and bake the cakes in a very hot oven. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes then turn the crab cakes over and bake an additional 10 to 15 minutes until nicely browned. In a heavy skillet preferably a cast iron skillet heat olive oil or cooking spray. Use a 1 3 cup measure to portion out 6 crab cakes each 3 4 thick.