maryland style jumbo lump crab cakes
I prepared this crab cake recipe adding different ingredients over the years and I have found this to be the best combination. I'm a Marylander and there are only a select few restaurants that serve awesome crab cakes. I frequent these establishments trying their crab cakes, and crab balls, and cream of crab soup. That's where I get ideas. I combined the best ingredients to come up with the best crab cake.
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prep time
23 Hr 45 Min
cook time
23 Hr 15 Min
method
Broil
yield
4-8 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 16 ounces jumbo lump crab meat
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons worcestershire
- 1 large egg
- 16 ounces mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 bag baby spinach
- 1 cup fresh italian parsley
- 1 cup fresh oregano
- 1 1/2 sticks melted butter
- 1/8 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon pepper
How To Make maryland style jumbo lump crab cakes
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Step 1Heat olive oil in sauce pan and add spinach. Cook until wilted and remove from heat. The olive oil will prevent the spinach from sticking together when you add it to your mixture.
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Step 2Next, in a medium size mixing bowl, whip the egg and add the mayonnaise, melted butter, parsley, oregano, worcestershire, cayenne, salt and pepper. Mix it well.
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Step 3Add the mozzarella, and spinach last mixing it well. If the mixture is too watery then add more mozzarella until it feels right.
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Step 4Add lump crab meat folding it carefully trying not to break the lumps apart. Cover and place in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
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Step 5Preheat broiler to medium or high. Remove mixture from the refrigerator. Shape crab cakes into 4oz or 8oz cakes. Coat glass baking dish or stainless steel baking pan, with a hardened stick of butter then olive oil. Place crab cakes in dish or pan. Melt another stick of butter and drizzle or brush on top of crab cakes.
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Step 6Broil crab cakes for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. While broiling if your oven allows it, leave the oven door cracked open to the first notch.
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Step 7It pairs nicely with a sweet white wine with red skin mash potatoes and asparagus.
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