Crab Loaf Recipes

GRANDMA'S OLD FASHIONED CRAB CAKE ROLL

Steps:

• In a medium skillet over medium heat, cook the garlic in 3 tablespoons of the olive oil until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the onion, scallions, celery and peppers and cook until soft, about 5 more minutes. Add the wine and simmer for 1 minute, then remove the pan from the heat. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl. Add the crabmeat and mix well. Add the bread crumbs, Parmesan, lemon juice, eggs, parsley, mustard, seasoning, salt, and pepper, and mix well. Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Divide the crab mixture into 6 patties.
• In a large skillet, heat the remaining olive oil and cook the crab cakes until fully cooked and lightly browned, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Serve 2 crab cakes per hamburger bun, with tomato slices, lettuce, lemon wedges, and Remoulade sauce on the side.
• In a medium bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix well. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. It is best to refrigerate for several hours to allow the flavors to marry.

CRAB LOAF

Steps:

• Melt soup and add gelatin, stirring till dissolved.
• Cool slightly and add cream cheese, mixing well. Add mayonnaise, green onions, celery and crab meat.
• Pour into mold and set overnight.
• Serve with crackers or vegetables.
• Variations:.
• Use salmon instead of crab meat.
• Add 1/4°C chopped sweet onion (reduce green onion to 2 stalks).

TANGIER ISLAND VIRGINIA CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix the first 8 ingredients until blended. Fold in crab until well coated. Gently stir in bread crumbs until well blended. Shape into twelve 1/2-in.-thick patties., In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add crab cakes in batches; cook until dark golden brown, 2-3 minutes on each side.

CRAB CRESCENT LOAF

Steps:

• On a greased baking sheet, unroll crescent dough into one long rectangle; seal seams and perforations. In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, onion and dill until blended. Spread mixture lengthwise over half of the dough to within 1/2 in. of edges. Top with crab., Fold dough over filling; pinch seam to seal. Brush the top with egg yolk. Bake at 375° for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown. Cut into slices.

THE BEST CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• For the crab cakes: Gently fold together the crabmeat, breadcrumbs, mayonnaise, chives, Dijon mustard, seafood seasoning, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper and the juice and zest of one lemon in a large bowl. Refrigerate the crab mixture for 15 minutes to firm up; this allows the breadcrumbs to absorb some of the liquid, helping the crab cakes bind together.
• Meanwhile, make the tartar sauce: Combine the mayonnaise, dill pickles, capers, chives, zest and juice of 1 lemon in a medium bowl and mix until combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Scoop heaping half cups of the crab mixture and pat into 2 1/2-inch wide patties. Lightly press them together so they do not fall apart while cooking. You should have 8 patties.
• Heat 3 tablespoons unsalted butter and 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the crab cakes to the pan and cook until golden, about 2 minutes, then flip using a flat metal spatula. Continue to cook until lightly golden, about 1 1/2 minutes then transfer the pan to the oven. Cook until the crab cakes are completely heated through, about 10 minutes.
• Serve the crab cakes with the tartar sauce and lemon wedges.

BAKED CRAB DIP

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add sour cream; mix well. Fold in crab, cheese and onions. Cut the top third off each loaf of bread; carefully hollow out bottoms, leaving 1-in. shells. Cube removed bread and tops; set aside. Spoon crab mixture into bread bowls. Place on baking sheets. Place reserved bread cubes in a single layer around bread bowls. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° until the dip is heated through, 45-50 minutes. Garnish with green onions if desired. Serve with assorted fresh vegetables, crackers or toasted bread cubes.

EASY CRAB CRESCENT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• On a greased baking sheet, unroll crescent dough into one long rectangle; seal seams and perforations.
• In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, onion and dill until blended.
• Spread mixture lengthwise over half of the dough to within 1/2 inches of edges. Top with crab.
• Fold dough over filling; pinch seam to seal.
• Brush the top with egg yolk.
• Bake at 375 d for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cut into slices to serve.