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Maryland Style Crab Cake Recipe (Ritz Crackers)

This Maryland style crab cake recipe with Ritz crackers is easy to add to your weeknight menu. I've incorporated lump crab meat, seafood seasoning, mayo, crushed Ritz crackers, all cooked in buttery deliciousness. This is an easy pan fry recipe and you can top it with bacon or a simple tartar sauce. I love making these for lunch or dinner. Nothing better than a homemade crab cakes.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 10 kcal

Equipment

  • Skillet
  • Medium-sized bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb lump crab meat. Break it apart so that all the clumps are slightly even.
  • 2 tbsp. Diced green and red bell pepper mixed.
  • 1 tbsp. Old Bay seasoning
  • 1 tsp. Black Pepper
  • 1 to 2 tbsp. Mayo or Miracle Whip
  • 1 Large egg white
  • 2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 8-10 Ritz crackers crushed
  • 2 tbsp. Butter or olive oil for cooking.

Instructions
 

  • To a medium sized bowl add your fresh lump crab meat.
  • Crush your Ritz crackers by hand or by a rolling pin in a ziploc bag. You can to create cracker crumbs.
  • In a medium bowl add the crab meat, crushed crackers, bell peppers, seasoning, egg whites, mayo, mustard. Mix well until combined. This is your crab cake mixture.
  • Using your hands shape crab mixture into 8 patties. If you notice that the patties are not binding together, this is the time to add either more crackers or more mayo. If they look dry add more mayo, if they look wet at a few more crackers.
  • Heat your frying pan to medium-high heat. Add butter or olive oil and melt butter. You could also use 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
  • Once your skillet is hot and the butter is bubbly, add your crab cakes. Spread them evenly throughout the pan.
  • Cook crab cakes for about 4 minutes, check to see that the crab cake is golden on one side. Flip carefully, I like to use a fish spatula for this process.
  • Once the crab cakes are golden on each side, remove them from the heat.
  • Eat your crab cake hot and enjoy!

Notes

  • Keep your burner at medium heat for the second half of the cooking process. This will make for even browning.
  • You can make smaller crab cakes. It just depends on your usage at the end of the process.
  • Add seasoning as needed. If you do not want to use the seafood seasoning, make sure to add salt and pepper.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 10kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 0.4gFat: 0.3gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 58mgPotassium: 36mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.2gVitamin A: 56IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Meat, Quick & Easy, Quick Meal
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