In the culinary realm, crab cakes stand as beacons of delectable seafood indulgence, tantalizing taste buds with their succulent crab meat enveloped in a crispy, golden-brown crust. Originating from the Chesapeake Bay region, these savory patties have captured the hearts and appetites of seafood enthusiasts worldwide. Our culinary journey takes us to McClellanville, a charming coastal town in South Carolina, renowned for its exceptional crab cakes. This article presents a curated collection of McClellanville crab cake recipes, each offering a unique twist on this classic dish. From traditional recipes that honor the heritage of this culinary gem to innovative takes that introduce unexpected flavors and textures, these recipes cater to every palate and skill level. Prepare to embark on a culinary adventure that celebrates the essence of McClellanville crab cakes, transforming your kitchen into a symphony of flavors and aromas.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
MARYLAND CRAB CAKES RECIPE (LITTLE FILLER)
For the best texture, use lump crab meat, little filler, and bake the cakes in a very hot oven. Serve with lemon wedges, a garnish of chopped parsley, and/or cocktail sauce or tartar sauce. For more success tips and to learn which crab meat to use, see blog post above.
Provided by Sally
Categories Dinner
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Whisk the egg, mayonnaise, parsley, dijon mustard, worcestershire sauce, Old Bay, lemon juice, and salt together in a large bowl. Place the crab meat on top, followed by the cracker crumbs. With a rubber spatula or large spoon, very gently and carefully fold together. You don't want to break up that crab meat!
- Cover tightly and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to 1 day.
- Preheat oven to 450°F (232°C). Generously grease a rimmed baking sheet with butter or nonstick spray or line with a silicone baking mat.
- Using a 1/2 cup measuring cup, portion the crab cake mixture into 6 mounds on the baking sheet. (Don't flatten!) Use your hands or a spoon to compact each individual mound so there aren't any lumps sticking out or falling apart. For extra flavor, brush each with melted butter. This is optional but recommended!
- Bake for 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges and on top. Drizzle each with fresh lemon juice and serve warm.
- Cover leftover crab cakes tightly and refrigerate for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
MCCLELLANVILLE LUMP CRAB CAKES
These spicy crab cakes are the perfect party snack. They're also terrific as a main course. Recipe adapted from Louis's Restaurant & Bar, Charleston, SC. COOKS NOTE: Please, do not use Miracle Whip, eek!!! *NOTE* This recipe was adopted in the whirl wind adoption in September of 2006. I have nt had the opportunity to make this recipe, but as soon as I do I will update!
Provided by bmxmama
Categories Crab
Time 1h41m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Whisk the mayonnaise and egg white together in a small bowl until well blended. Add the cayenne pepper, seafood seasoning, dry mustard, lemon juice, and cracker meal and whisk until well blended. Carefully fold in the crabmeat.
- Divide the mixture into 6 equal parts of 4 ounces each, (or 12 equal parts of 2 ounces each), and gently pat them into the round shapes of crab cakes.
- Gently coat the cakes with the fresh breadcrumbs. Place them on a platter lined with wax paper, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate them for 1 hour or until ready to cook.
- When ready to serve, heat the oil and butter in a heavy-bottomed sauté pan over medium-high heat. Sauté the 4 ounce crab cakes for 1 minute and 45 seconds on each side, turning once.
- Sauté the 2 ounce crab cakes for 1 minute and 15 seconds on each side, turning once. The crab cakes will be nicely browned on the outside, but still very moist and creamy on the inside.
- When cooked, remove the crab cakes from the pan and drain them briefly on paper towels.
- Serve immediately or keep warm in a 200° F oven for up to 15 minutes. If the crab cakes stay in the oven longer, they will dry out.
- NOTE: Using extra fine cracker meal is the secret to the creamy texture of these cakes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 393.6, Fat 27.5, SaturatedFat 6.1, Cholesterol 77.8, Sodium 673.7, Carbohydrate 17.9, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 3.2, Protein 19
MCCLELLANVILLE CRABCAKES
As served at Charleston's 82 Queen Restaurant. this recipe comes from the printed version as posted in The Taste of Charleston Restaurant recipes published in 2004. although the website for 82 queen now has a different version which adds more may and bread crumbs. but did not increase the amounts of crab meat thus yielding more crab cakes without as much crab meat in them. use which version suits your tastes. I prefer their originally shared recipe with more crab than filler.
Provided by Shawn C
Categories Crab
Time 30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Combine crabcake ingredients thoroughly, then form into desired cake.
- size (about 4 oz).
- prepare breading by making egg wash of 2 eggs and 1/4 cup of Half & HALF Half.
- Dip crab Cakes in egg mixture, then roll in more BREAD Crumbs.
- Sauté in butter or olive oil until golden brown.
- to make the sauce Seed and dice red pepper (medium dice).
- Peel and chop shallots.
- Sauté pepper and shallots together.
- Add ½ CUP water.
- Simmer 20. minutes or until peppers are soft completely through.
- Using a high-speed blender, place peppers and shallots and all remaining ingredients (EXCEPT CILANTRO) in a bowl, blending until smooth and then run through a medium strainer.
- Add cilantro and set aside at room temperature.
- serve sauce along side crab cakes.
PACIFIC LUMP CRAB CAKES
Crab cakes with rosemary mayonnaise sounds good and looks good. The recipe comes from KCRA TV and the Sunnyside restaurant in Lake Tahoe.
Provided by Barb G.
Categories Crab
Time 25m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Mix wet ingredients together and add breadcrumbs.
- Fold in crabmeat, being careful not to break up the larger pieces of crab.
- Form into 2-ounce rounds.
- Coat the outside of cakes with panko breadcrumbs.
- Heat skillet and add olive oil to coat bottom of pan.
- Add crab cakes and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until golden brown on bottom. Turn over and cook the other side.
- Rosemary Mayonnaise: Combine all ingredients; set aside. Serve with crab cakes.
MARYLAND CRABCAKES
Smart enough for a dinner party
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Brunch, Dinner, Lunch, Main course
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- To make the crabcakes: mix together the mayonnaise, egg, Old Bay seasoning, if using, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice and parsley. Fold crabmeat into the mix, then add the breadcrumbs. Chill for 20 mins before shaping into 6 equal-sized cakes.
- Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Heat a large ovenproof frying pan, add the olive oil and brown the crabcakes on each side. Then transfer to the oven for 10 mins or until cooked through.
- To make the butter sauce: boil the white wine, shallots, thyme and bay leaf until reduced to about 3 tbsp. Add the cream and bring back to the boil. Remove from the heat and slowly add the butter, whisking all the time. Finish the sauce with fresh lemon juice and season to taste.
- To serve, put the crabcakes onto plates, add a little pot of sauce and serve with dressed green salad leaves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 693 calories, Fat 63 grams fat, SaturatedFat 31 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 11 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Protein 18 grams protein, Sodium 2.18 milligram of sodium
FANCY LUMP CRAB CAKES WITH ROUMALADE SAUCE
After many attempts to find a good, reasonably priced crab cake here in West Central Fl right on the Gulf Coast I decided to try my hand at making one. Here was what I came up with on my first attempt. And also even with the high priced restaurant versions I've never had a roumalade sauce I cared for. Try not to use crab meat in a can. Usually the seafood department at the local grocery store will have crab meat in a plastic container that is fresher without the metallic taste
Provided by tabasco0697
Categories Crab
Time 40m
Yield 3 1/2 cup cakes, 3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- In medium sized bowl added your drained and rinsed fancy lump crab meat, finely minced celery, finely minced sweet onion, Paul Prudhomme Seafood Magic seasoning, ground dry mustard, parsley flakes and bread crumbs and loosely mix then sit off to the side.
- In another medium sized bowl start adding your wet ingredients -- mayonnaise, lightly beaten eggs, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce and whisk together until there are no lumps. Then pour over crab mixture and mix well. Then sit off to the side while you make the Roumalade sauce.
- To make the Roumalade sauce add all the ingredients until a bowl and mix well. Then sit off to the side while you form and cook your patties. You want the sauce to be room temp and not be cold. It won't hurt it to sit out for such a short period.
- Add the 4 tablespoon canola oil (although extra virgin olive oil will work great -- I just had run out) Heat on medium high heat until it gets hot. While you are waiting for the oil to heat start making your patties. Just eyeball about 1/2 a cup of the crab mixture and form into a ball. Flatten the ball into about a 1/2 inch thick patty making sure all the edges are packed tight so you don't lose any parts. Add to the oil and cook on between medium and medium high heat for 10 minutes. Carefully turn over and cook on medium heat for an additional 10 minutes.
- If you know how to drizzle then drizzle the Roumalade sauce over and around the patty and your plate will look really nice and fancy. But if you're like me just place a dollop of the Roumalade sauce on the patty and place a little dollop on the side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 844.5, Fat 43.6, SaturatedFat 5.7, Cholesterol 366.6, Sodium 2102.2, Carbohydrate 34.5, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 6.5, Protein 76.1
MARYLAND LUMP CRAB CAKES
There's nothing like a good Maryland crab cake! I was born in Maryland, and I've found that they just can't make crab cakes up here that even compare to the one's by the Chespeake Bay! I choose to bake these in the oven, but they can also be pan fried in oil until golden brown. Can be served with remoulade sauce, tartar sauce, mustard, or my roasted red pepper sauce. After baking, extra crab cakes can be frozen. I usually defrost, and then reheat cakes in a nonstick pan until heated through and slightly crisp on the outside.
Provided by Kozmic Blues
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 30m
Yield 20 crab cakes
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix all ingredients, excluding crabmeat.
- Combine well.
- Gently fold in crabmeat, careful not to break up the lumps.
- Form mixture into cakes.
- I use a"2 tablespoon" measuring spoon to measure, scooping out a heaping scoop to form my cakes.
- They're about 2 1/2 inches in diameter Place cakes on baking sheet sprayed with non stick spray.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until golden on top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 103.9, Fat 4.2, SaturatedFat 0.7, Cholesterol 57.9, Sodium 313.8, Carbohydrate 5, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 0.9, Protein 11.2
ALAN NOWELL AND PAULA DEEN JUMBO LUMP CRAB CAKES SANDWICHES
I saw these on the Food Network today and instantly looked for the recipe!! Couldn't find it here, so I'm posting it! Courtesy of Alan Nowell as seen on Paula's Best Dishes.
Provided by chungry1
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 27m
Yield 6 crab cakes, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Whisk together the first four ingredients in a large bowl.
- Add the rest of the ingredients through black pepper and mix well.
- Gently fold in crab meat.
- Divide into 6 patties and coat with flour.
- Saute in the peanut oil over medium heat for 4-6 minutes per side.
- Serve on a bun with remoulade sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 405, Fat 32.6, SaturatedFat 5.4, Cholesterol 41.2, Sodium 504.1, Carbohydrate 25.2, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 3.8, Protein 4
BEST EVER CRAB CAKES
These are the fastest, easiest crab cakes I have ever made and some of the best I have ever eaten! Serve with coarse mustard on the plate or your favorite mustard sauce.
Provided by LINDACHEK
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Seafood Crab Crab Cake Recipes
Time 27m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together egg, mayonnaise, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, tarragon, and scallions. Gently stir in crabmeat, being careful not to break up meat. Gradually mix in cracker crumbs, adding until desired consistency is achieved.
- Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat. Form crab mixture into 4 patties. Place patties in skillet, and cook until golden brown, about 5 to 6 minutes on each side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 216.1 calories, Carbohydrate 5.7 g, Cholesterol 108.5 mg, Fat 15.2 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 13.9 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 354.8 mg, Sugar 0.8 g
BAKED CRAB CAKES
These are fall apart tender! So baking them not just keeps them lower in fat but less chance of falling apart. Use lump crab meat and be sure not to mix it for you want chunks of the sweet tender crab meat.
Provided by Rita1652
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Mix all cake ingredients together but crab meat and oil.
- Gently toss in crab meat and form 8 patties.
- Place on sprayed sheet pan then sprinkle each lightly with olive oil.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Serve on a bed of lettuce with choice Recipe #87124 Recipe #179420 Recipe #120370.
Tips:
- Use fresh crab meat. Fresh crab meat has a sweeter, more delicate flavor than canned crab meat.
- Be gentle when mixing the crab cakes. Overmixing will make the crab cakes tough.
- Don't overcook the crab cakes. Crab cakes are best when they are cooked through but still moist and tender.
- Serve crab cakes with your favorite dipping sauce. Crab cakes are traditionally served with tartar sauce, but you can also try them with remoulade sauce, cocktail sauce, or a simple lemon wedge.
Conclusion:
McClellanville crab cakes are a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for any occasion. Whether you are serving them as an appetizer, main course, or snack, these crab cakes are sure to be a hit. So next time you are looking for a seafood recipe to try, give McClellanville crab cakes a try. You won't be disappointed!
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