Southern Style Crab Cakes Recipes

Steps:

• Mix half the lime juice, 1/2 cup mayo, dressing mix and mustard in medium bowl until blended. Add crabmeat, 1/2 cup cracker crumbs and onions; mix lightly.
• Shape into 18 (1/2-inch-thick) patties; coat with remaining cracker crumbs.
• Cook, in batches, in large nonstick skillet on medium heat 2 min. on each side or until heated through and golden brown on both sides. Meanwhile, mix sour cream, lime zest, and remaining mayo and lime juice until blended.
• Serve crab cakes with the lime sauce.

Steps:

• 1. In a medium bowl, combine shallot, eggs, mayonnaise and dijon mustard and mix well.
• 2. Carefully add basil, thyme, bread crumbs and crab meat. Stir until just mixed, taking care not to break up crab lumps. Add worcestershire and lemon juice, and sprinkle in Old Bay and Creole seasonings. Mix to ensure all crab meat is well coated. Form into round and slightly flattened crab cakes.
• 3. Mix 1/4 cup mayonnaise and 1/4 cup Gulden's mustard to make sauce. Set aside.
• 4. Heat butter in skillet over medium heat. Saute the crab cakes on each side until crusted with a nice golden brown color.
• 5. Serve crab cakes topped with a tablespoon of sauce. These crab cakes also are delicious served warm on a bed of fresh spinach leaves, drizzled with a raspberry vinaigrette.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the crab, bread crumbs, egg, mayonnaise, vegetables and seasonings. Shape into 8 patties. Broil or cook patties in a cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet in oil for 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. If desired, serve with lemon. Freeze option: Freeze cooled crab cakes in freezer containers, separating layers with waxed paper. To use, reheat crab cakes on a baking sheet in a preheated 325° oven until heated through.

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over high heat. Saute green onions briefly until tender; cool slightly.
• Combine crabmeat, sauteed green onions, egg, mayonnaise, dry mustard, crushed crackers, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, Old Bay seasoning, salt and pepper. Form into 1/2 inch thick patties. Coat the patties with bread crumbs.
• Heat 1/2 cup oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Cook cakes until golden brown on each side. Drain briefly on paper towels and serve hot.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°F.
• combine crabmeat, 3/4 cup bread crumbs and green onions in a medium bowl and then add 1/4 cup mayonnaise, egg white, 1 tablespoon mustard and 1/2 teaspoon pepper sauce, mix well.
• Using 1/4 cup of mixture per cake, shape 8 1/2 inch thick cakes and then roll crab cakes lightly in remaining 3/4 cup bread crumbs.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot; add 1 teaspoon oil and add 4 crab cakes, dook for 4 to 5 minutes per side or until golden brown and transfer to a serving platter, keep warm in oven and repeat with remaining teaspoon oil and crab cakes.
• To prepare dipping sauce, combine remaining 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon mustard and 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce in small bowl, mix well.
• serve crab cakes warm with lemon wedges and dipping sauce.

Steps:

• 1. Heat butter in a small sauté pan and cook onion until transparent. Set aside.
• 2. In a large bowl, combine onion, egg yolks and mustard. Stir in bread, cayenne pepper, Old Bay seasoning, mayonnaise, parsley, Tabasco sauce, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• 3. Gently fold in the crab meat being careful not to break up the lumps. Form into 3 ounce cakes.
• 4. Preheat deep fryer to 350 degrees.
• 5. In a small bowl, combine beaten eggs and milk.
• 6. Dip crab cakes in flour and then using a slotted spoon dip in the egg wash. Sprinkle with fresh bread crumbs, coating well.
• 7. Deep-fry 5 minutes or until golden brown.

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl combine the eggs, celery, saltines, mayonnaise, mustard, Old Bay Seasoning, pepper flakes, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, scallions, salt and pepper, and blend well. Add the crab meat, folding it in lightly without breaking it up.
• Divide the mixture into 12 equal portions. Shape them into hamburger-like patties. Dredge them lightly in the bread crumbs.
• Heat approximately 2 tablespoons of the oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Saute the crab cakes 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown, using the remaining 2 tablespoons oil if necessary. Drain on paper towels immediately. Serve the crab cakes with this French Creole-inspired remoulade sauce.