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Crab cake sandwich

Crab cakes define the flavor of Baltimore. There is a light baked version of the traidtional fried crab cake on a sandwich.

Ingredients

1 pound crab (lump crabmeat, shell and cartilage removed)
1 egg (beaten)
1⁄4 cup mayonnaise
2 1⁄2 teaspoons seasoning (Old Bay seasoning)
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce (1/4 teaspoon)
1⁄2 teaspoon pepper (black pepper, ground)
1 tablespoon parsley (fresh parsley, finely chopped)
1 teaspoon mustard (Dijon mustard)
1 cup bread crumbs (plain)
  cooking oil (for frying)
6 bread (braad rolls, split)
  tartar sauce (or cocktail sauce)

Instructions

In a bowl, lightly mix crab meat and beaten egg.

Add mayonnaise, Old Bay seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, ground pepper, choped parsley, mustard and bread crumbs. Mix gently, trying not to break carb lumps.

Form six crab patties.

Heat oil in a skillet, over a medium heat. Fry cakes, turning once, until golden brown on both sides.

Remove from heat and place on toasted bread roll with tartar sauce.

Yield
6 servings
Preparation time 40 minutes
Cooking time 15 minutes
Total time
55 minutes

Notes

Form patties with your hands. Adding 1 teaspoon baking soda to the crabmeat mix produces lighter cakes. Other trick is chilling the patties for 30 minutes in the fridge before frying.

Source

Maryland cuisine

Dieting? substitute 1 egg with 2 egg whites and mayonnaise with the light version. Use a non-stick skillet and just 1-2 tablespoons vegetable oil for frying.

moderate fish & seafood, skillet
main dish, dinner, lunch
Maryland food recipes
ood in U.S.A.


Prepare your own seasoning, Old Bay style, by mixing 1 teaspoon paprika; 1 teaspoon mustard; 1 teaspoon celery salt; 1/2 teaspoon bay leaf, ground, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, ground, 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1/4 teaspoon mace; 1/4 teaspoon clove, ground; 1/4 teaspoon allspice; ground; 1 pinch nutmeg; 1 pinch cardamom, ground; and 1 pinch ginger, ground.

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