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Maryland Crab Cakes with Tartar Sauce

Maryland Crab Cakes with Tartar Sauce

By: Cindy Lam Lorimer
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 12 crab cakes
Adapted from Jenn Segal's recipe at https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/maryland-crab-cakes-with-quick-tartar-sauce.html.
These crab cakes are unbeatable - packed with crabmeat, minimal fillers, and better than any I’ve had, even at restaurants!

Ingredients

Crab Cakes:

  • 2 eggs, large
  • 2 ½ Tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 ½ tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning
  • ¼ cup celery, minced
  • 2 Tbsp fresh parsley or cilantro, chopped
  • 1 lb jumbo lump crabmeat or lump crabmeat
  • ½ cup panko breadcrumbs or regular breadcrumbs

Tartar Sauce:

  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 2 Tbsp sweet pickle relish
  • ½ tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 Tbsp red onion, minced
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • pinch black pepper

Ingredients:

  • ¼ cup avocado oil, or any neutral cooking oil
  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter

Instructions

  • In a bowl, add all of the ingredients of the crab cakes together minus the crabmeat and panko crumbs. Mix together.
  • Squeeze all the juice out of the crabmeat.
  • Add crabmeat and panko crumbs to the crab cakes sauce and gently fold them in until they are mixed together.
  • Cover bowl and place in fridge for at least an hour for the crab cakes to set.
  • While the crab cakes are setting, make your tartar sauce by combining all the tartar sauce ingredients together in a small bowl.
  • Cover and refrigerate until crab cakes are ready to be served.
  • Remove crab cake mix from the fridge.
  • Line baking sheet or large plate with parchment paper.
  • With an ice cream scoop, scoop out the crab cake mix, form into patties and place on parchment paper.
  • In a large skillet on medium heat, add oil and butter and then add crab cakes.
  • Cook crabcakes for several minutes on each side until crab cakes are a nice golden brown.
  • Serve with tartar sauce.

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 199kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 703mg | Potassium: 116mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 217IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg