Simple Crab Cake Instructions

Ingredients

• 1 lb Chesapeake Bay blue crab meat

• 10 tablespoons crushed saltine crackers

• ⅔ teaspoon crab seasoning

• 3½ tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped

• ⅔ cup Denson’s crab cake base

 

Step-by-Step

1. Prep the crab

   • Put the crab meat in a bowl

   • Gently pull it apart with your fingers (check for shell fragments)

   • Don’t mash or knead it (you want those nice lumps)

2. Add dry ingredients

   • Sprinkle crushed crackers over the crab

   • Add crab seasoning and parsley

3. Mix gently

   • Use your fingers (spread out, not squeezing)

   • Lightly toss everything together

4. Add the base

   • Pour in the crab cake base

   • Gently mix until everything is just combined

   • Still no heavy mixing, you’re not making bread dough

5. Form the cakes

   • Shape into patties whatever size you like

   • Press just enough so they hold together

6. Cook

   • Pan-fry, broil, or air fry until golden and cooked through

7. Eat immediately like a civilized person with your favorite tartar, cocktail, or remoulade sauce, or just a squeeze of lemon. Or be a purist and just enjoy the crab cake! 

 

The only rule that really matters

Be gentle.
If you overmix, you’ll end up with crab… mush. And no one wants that.

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Recipe Variations:

​Substitute fish, like Salmon, Cod or Haddock. 

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Shrimp Cakes are delicious, too! 

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And for our vegetarian friends, try Hearts of Palm or Chick Peas. If you add a hint of crushed Nori or Kelp flakes, you'll get that flavor of the sea! 

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