Broiled Maryland Crab Cakes

Carefully form 5 6 crab cakes.
Broiled maryland crab cakes. Cover with foil and refrigerate at least 1 hour before cooking. Saute the scallions garlic and parsley in a tablespoon of melted butter over medium heat until wilted. Here is a brief crab meat tutorial. Claw dark meat that comes from the claw a little more stringy than other varieties.
Set oven on broil around 450 and place crab cakes a non stick sprayed cookie sheet. Combine lemon dill sauce ingredients and chill. For the best texture use lump crab meat little filler and bake the cakes in a very hot oven. These maryland crab cakes get the stamp of approval from locals and out of towners alike.
What method are we going to use to cook these things. Place 1 3 tbsp of butter on top of each of the cakes. Broil on low for 12 15 minutes keeping a close eye to make sure they don t burn. In a large mixing bowl combine the eggs worcestershire sauce dijon mustard salt pepper 1 2 cup cracker crumbs grated parmesan and mayonnaise.
Place a small piece of butter on top of each crab cake. When broiling a crab cake it s crucial not to flip it as crab cakes are delicate and flipping them over may cause them to break apart. This classic lump crab cake recipe combines the flavors of lemon parsley and old bay seasoning but the most flavor is from the crab meat itself. Step 2 in a medium bowl mix together crushed saltine crackers mayonnaise brown mustard onion celery and old bay seasoning.
Preheat oven on broiler setting. Broil the crab cakes for 12 15 minutes until golden brown and cooked through. Next is knowing your crab. Backfin some larger lumps coming from you guessed it the back of the shell whiter meat does well in.
Fold in the crabmeat. Special smaller pieces comes from small little crevices or the special sections of the crab good for flavoring and dips. Broil until golden brown and warmed throughout 12 to 15 minutes move to lower shelf if tops brown too quickly. Serve with tarter sauce and lemon wedges.
Broiling allows the flavor and texture of the lump blue crab meat to shine through. Put crab cakes in oven on medium height rack. Lightly grease the bottom of a baking sheet with oil or cooking spray and place your crab cakes on the sheet. Put the crab cakes on a large platter or cookie sheet as they re shaped.
These crab cakes are fully loaded with 100 maryland crab jumbo lump that is just going to literally melt in your mouth after your done broiling them it is absolutely the best crab cake that you can find anywhere around and you can find them at chicago steak company.