Low Country Crab Cakes

  4.5 – 37 reviews  • Shellfish Recipes
Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 35 min
Active: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  2. 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  3. 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  4. 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  5. 2 teaspoons seafood seasoning, such as Old Bay
  6. 20 butter crackers, such as Ritz, crushed (about 2 1/2 cups crumbs)
  7. 1 pound fresh jumbo lump crabmeat, picked for shells
  8. Vegetable oil, for frying
  9. Remoulade, recipe follows
  10. 1 cup mayonnaise
  11. 1/4 cup ketchup
  12. 2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard
  13. 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
  14. 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  15. 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives

Instructions

  1. Mix together the egg, mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and seafood seasoning in a bowl. Fold in the cracker crumbs and crabmeat until just combined, being careful not to break up the crab too much. Shape the mixture into six 2- to 2 1/2-inch patties, trying to make straight sides and flat bottoms. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
  2. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
  3. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add cakes in batches, making sure not to overcrowd the pan. Cook until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Remove the crab cakes to a plate or platter and repeat with the remaining crab cakes, adding more oil if needed. Hold in the warm oven until ready to serve. Serve warm with remoulade.
  4. Mix mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, horseradish, lemon juice and chives in a bowl until combined.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 6 servings
Calories 786
Total Fat 76 g
Saturated Fat 9 g
Carbohydrates 11 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Sugar 4 g
Protein 16 g
Cholesterol 127 mg
Sodium 1063 mg

Reviews

Sean Munoz
The recipe was super easy to follow and came out delicious. I made two batches with 8 oz of crab each- one w jumbo lump and the second with “regular”- both tasty, the lump is worth it if you want a high end dinner, otherwise normal is great too. I missed everyone’s note to dry the crab, so that was a miss. Also agree it needed more egg so I added that. Made the remoulade but allergic to horseradish so I added Louisiana hot sauce (and salt and pepper which weren’t mentioned) and it came out delicious! Made a second sauce- chipotle aioli, also great with it. I love Miss Brown and glad I tried this delicious recipe!
Samantha Mckay
There are insanely good. I used a pound of rock crab.

So so so much flavour

Barry Barnes
Incredible and so easy. Made me look like I can actually cook.
Shelly Gordon
very yummy
Anna Trevino
Wonderful crab cakes! I fried them in bacon fat and didn’t have time to make the sauce so used one I already had. Easy to follow recipe and instructions.
Charles Hoffman
Made these yesterday and they were a huge hit.  I stuck to the recipe exactly.  But suggest everyone read the comments to pick up some valuable tips.  I made sure the crab was as dry as possible before mixing.  Refrigerated the mixture over night, then formed it into patties about 6 hours before cooking. Kept them in the fridge until right before we were ready to cook.
Jack Wallace
I followed the crab cake recipe without diversion – just as listed and just as instructed. Turned out AMAZING! Clean plates all around! I did not make the remoulade; simply served with a side of jasmine rice seasoned lightly with a little butter, fresh herbs, salt and pepper. I made a total of 6 crab cakes. To me, this recipe was perfect!!
Austin Williams
Delish
Jeremy Clements
These are really good!
Lori Reed
Great recipe! The crab cakes and the remoulade were easy to make and absolutely delicious. I used lump crab meat but not jumbo lump which was going to cost $50 for a pound. We will be having these again soon.

 

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