Description
Succulent jumbo lump crab delights bring coastal elegance to dinner tables. Delicate Maryland crab combines with light seasonings for an unforgettable experience you’ll savor with pure culinary pleasure.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (453.6 g) jumbo lump crab meat
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- ½ cup (118 ml) Parmesan cheese, grated
- 3 tbsps (45 ml) mayonnaise
- 1 ½ tbsps (22.5 ml) Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) butter
- 4 tbsps (60 ml) salted butter or olive oil, for frying
- 3 green onions, chopped
- ¼ cup (59 ml) roasted red pepper, diced
- 1 ⅔ cups (397 ml) panko breadcrumbs
- 1 ¼ tsps (6.25 ml) garlic salt
- 2 tsps (10 ml) seafood seasoning
- ½ tsp (2.5 ml) lemon pepper
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) Italian parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Aromatic Base: Sauté green onions in melted butter with garlic salt until translucent and fragrant. Allow to cool momentarily.
- Mixture Preparation: Blend cooled green onions with crab meat, panko, Parmesan, roasted red pepper, eggs, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, parsley, seafood seasoning, and lemon pepper. Fold ingredients gently to maintain crab’s delicate structure, ensuring even distribution of flavors.
- Forming and Chilling: Scoop mixture into uniform cakes on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to solidify and preserve shape, which enhances structural integrity and flavor melding.
- Crispy Coating: Combine remaining panko, Parmesan, and seafood seasoning in a shallow dish. Carefully coat each chilled crab cake, pressing breadcrumb mixture gently to ensure complete coverage and maximum crunch.
- Searing and Finishing: Heat olive oil in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook crab cakes until golden brown, applying gentle pressure to achieve perfect thickness. Flip once to ensure uniform browning and complete interior heating, creating a crisp exterior and tender interior.
Notes
- Chill Before Cooking: Refrigerating the crab cakes for 30 minutes helps them hold together, preventing crumbling during cooking and ensuring a perfect texture.
- Gentle Handling Matters: Use a light touch when mixing ingredients to keep the delicate crab meat intact, maintaining its luxurious, tender consistency.
- Breadcrumb Coating Technique: Press breadcrumb mixture firmly but gently onto crab cakes to create a crispy, even exterior that locks in moisture and flavor.
- Oil Temperature Crucial: Use medium-high heat to achieve a golden-brown crust without burning, allowing the crab cakes to cook evenly and develop a beautiful crisp exterior.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 340
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 680 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 14 g
- Cholesterol: 160 mg