The Best Homemade Crab Cakes are made with fresh crab meat, all natural ingredients, and are more crab than breading. Simply delicious!
The Best Homemade Crab Cakes
I’m a night person, just in case you didn’t already know that from my late night Facebook posts. I always have been. My favorite shift when I was working was 3 PM-11 PM. I could still go out for a bit after, and not have to get up early the next day. I was so happy when I had my daughter and she wasn’t the type of baby to wake up early! She also slept through the night ( almost every night!) since she was 4 months old!
Being a night person has its disadvantages though, like when we have to get up early, or when she starts getting up early for several days in a row with no explanation as to why she would be doing it……..as I write this she took a small bowl of cereal and tried to “drink” it, dumping it all over the floor! I’ll be back…..
Ok, I’m back. Oh, she’s almost 3, not a baby. Sigh. Anyway, where was I? Oh, yeah, night people. For the past several days she’s been getting up at 5:30 in the morning, so then she’s exhausted and falling asleep at 6 at night ( I haven’t really been able to get her to nap in a year, very rarely). And then it repeats because by 5:30 in the morning she’s already been sleeping for 11 1/2 hours. Lovely, since I don’t usually go to bed until very late ( honestly between 2-3 AM).
Last night she fell and brush burned her poor face (Neosporin and ice packs) so with all the crying, playing at her friend’s this weekend and having the friend over early today because I needed to babysit her, she finally exhausted herself and took a 2 plus hour nap today. So, hopefully that’s it and she’ll be back to her regular sleep schedule! Oh, I hope!! Now let’s talk about the best crab cake recipe.
A few months ago I made these fresh crab cakes. They were SO GOOD!! I just have to tell you that I hate imitation crab meat. It tastes nothing like real. Unfortunately, real crab meat is expensive. I paid 14.99 a container for the recipe here and needed two of them. I suppose canned crab meat would be okay, but I’ve never tried it. My husband says it’s good, and just like fresh, but he hasn’t had it in years and doesn’t remember what brand it was. Regardless, I highly suggest using fresh, refrigerated, or canned crab meat in this recipe.
(Original, pretty bad photo. Awful.)
I truly love this homemade crab cakes recipe! My husband likes them with cocktail sauce, but I like them plain so you can taste the full flavor of the crab meat and seasonings.
The Best Homemade Crab Cakes
Ingredients
- 16 ounces refrigerated crab meat or fresh or canned
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 3 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 3 teaspoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
- pinch of fresh dill
- 1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
- seafood seasoning such as Old Bay, to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- salt to taste
- vegetable oil
Instructions
- Pick through crab meat for shells, and crumble coarsely.
- Combine all ingredients except the crab meat and stir well. Fold in the crab meat and mix until well combined.
- Shape into patties about 3 inches around and 1/2 inch thick. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat and add crab patties, working in batches if needed. Fry for 3-4 minutes and turn. Cook for 3-4 minutes more, or until crab cakes are golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper toweling before serving.
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This recipe is now featured on http://www.foodiefriendsfriday.com and http://www.wifeofthecolonel.blogspot.com.
AND this recipe is featured in Darn Good Eats, The Cookbook for Creative Chef and Recluctant Cooks by the lovely Jodi Ambrose of http://jodiambroseblog.com!
Becca from ItsYummi! says
I do believe a batch of these is in my foreseeable future! 😀 YUM!
Bernadette says
I LOVE these crab cakes! I haven’t made them in awhile, I need to soon!
Tonette Joyce says
Lovely! And so wonderful, they remind me of friends of mine.The woman was a Catholic, but the husband was not.Their kids were gone and she had been ill, so her husband took her out to eat on Friday during Lent. When she came back from the restroom, she found that he had ordered a lobster for her; it was NOT her idea of ‘abstinence’!
I can relate to you.My husband works 3-11.It’s hard on me when the grandkids are here , especially when they have school.I will stay up some with my husband, but I then have to get up at 6 with the kids.
Bernadette says
We are the opposite, my husband is Catholic and I’m not. I try to stick to the no meat on Friday’s during Lent for myself, and always make a meatless dinner.
Lynn says
How many will the recipe make? There are 5 of us….
Bernadette says
Hi Lynn, to be honest I never counted but I’m thinking this would make 8 crab cakes if you go by my measurements for size. You could make them smaller of course, and serve them with sides like a salad or mashed potatoes.
Robert Edwards says
I love this recipe, and this blog is now my new favorite. My wife thanks you.
Bernadette says
Thank you, and your welcome to your wife 🙂
Betsy @ Desserts Required says
LOVE these crabcakes and LOVE even more the idea of making mini ones for the Super Bowl!! Hope the baby is still rocking the late morning wake up calls!
Bernadette says
Thank you, and she is! She’s 4 1/2 now and definitely a night person like me 🙂
Dorothy Prine says
Hi,I’m Dorothy, I am a night owl too,always have been, love your recipes, especially the crab cakes thanks Dorothy
Bernadette says
Nice to “met” you Dorothy! Thank you so much <3
Liz Patch says
How many crab cakes does this recipe make? FYI, I’ve made crab cakes using canned Dungeness Crab and they were delicious. A little pricey, but delicious. I had to buy several cans which came to about $23.00. Cheaper than eating out though. Anxious to try this recipe. 🙂
Bernadette says
I’m sorry but I never counted how many. I can figure out an estimate a little later for you 🙂
Author Jodi Ambrose says
Hey there doll! Those crab cakes are DELICIOUS!!!! Yummy yum yum!!! Hey, it’s possible that I’m just dim witted, but I clicked on the link to vote for you but didn’t see how to vote. Am I just dumb? I wanna make sure to vote my butt off for ya–help? XO
rantsfrommycrazykitchen says
That’s an old contest I was in. I should probably change this post so it doesn’t say that part..,,,
Author Jodi Ambrose says
I was all excited to vote for you. Dangit! Well, when they vote you as awesome next year, let me know and I’ll be a voting mama! 🙂
Marlys @Thisand That says
This look wonderful.. and I am a night person… although work through the whole night 7p-7a. At work right now. Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday. Remember to come back on Sunday to vote.
http://marlys-thisandthat.blogspot.com/
jen says
I do like crab meat but after being spoiled from living in Maryland for 5 years i will NOT buy crab meat here in texas.
gd dg says
They look awesome!