quick crab cake recipe??

For one pound of jumbo lump crabmeat, mix 1/2 cup mayo and one egg. Add whatever seasonings you like. Old Bay works well or just a bit of crab boil. Fresh lemon zest is good. If want to add chopped veggies, add whatever you like. Red bell pepper, onion and green onion work well. Fresh chopped jalapeno or other peppers can be good also. Just flavor to you liking, but don't put in too much of the chopped veggies or you'll have trouble with the binding of the cake.

Add some panko...about 1/2 cup. GENTLY toss in the crabmeat. This will not be still. You can add a little more panko to your liking. Shape into cakes. Cover each cake with panko on the outside for the crust. Refrigerate to firm a bit. I put them on wax paper.

Fry in skillet. Use clarified butter or olive oil. Whatever you like.

This is my "I don't have time to make crabcakes" recipe. It's a real quickie.

A Crab Cake done right..is a Jumbo Lump Crab Cake..with just enough to hold the meat together..




Unfortunately, most restraunts and stores(even many high-end ones,) make Cracker Cakes w/hint o' crab, especially here in the deep south, further away from Maryland, where most people don't know the difference, yet will still pay top dollar. It's for the folks that think food should be caked in batter..

My sister used the mix once, but with her own additions and they were just fine.

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don't care for crispy crabmeat.

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The taste sensation of the slightly crispy outside and the steamed lump of goodness inside will blow away all other attempts.