Maine Crab Cakes Recipes

NEW ENGLAND CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• In a medium size bowl, combine the bread crumbs and the crab meat. Stir the beaten egg, mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire and Old Bay Seasoning. Lightly mix these ingredients being careful not to overwork the crab meat. Form into 8 round, flat crab cakes.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat. Fry the cakes on each side until crusty and golden brown. Serve warm.

CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Trim and finely chop the spring onions, and pick and finely chop the parsley. Beat the egg.
• Combine the crabmeat, potatoes, spring onion, parsley, white pepper, cayenne and egg in a bowl with a little sea salt.
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes, then shape into 6cm cakes.
• Dust with flour and shallow-fry in oil over a medium heat for about 5 minutes each side or until golden-brown.
• Serve with pinches of watercress and a dollop of tartare sauce.

MIKE'S MAINE CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together crabmeat, corn, bell pepper, celery, onion, mayonnaise, and mustard. Season with salt and pepper.
• Gently fold in the beaten egg and 1 ½ cups of the cracker crumbs, taking care not to overwork the mixture.
• Place remaining 1 cup crumbs on plate or shallow bowl.
• Form crab mixture into 3-ounce patties, about 3-inches in diameter. Dip both sides of each patty into cracker crumbs, pressing gently to adhere crumbs.
• Heat a large skillet over medium high heat and melt the butter. Cook crab cakes until golden brown, about 6 minutes per side.
• Serve.

MAINE CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except scallions.
• Mix well.
• Add sliced scallions and mix.
• Form into eight 2-inch crab cakes.
• In a 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat until melted.
• Add crab cakes.
• Cook the crab cakes for 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• Drain on paper toweling.

VILLAGE TAVERN PANKO CRUSTED MAINE CRAB CAKES WITH SUMMER VEGETABLE SLAW & SWEET CHILI GINGER REMOULADE RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare Village Tavern Summer Vegetable Slaw and Village Tavern Sweet Chili Ginger Remoulade according to recipes below. Store, covered, in the refrigerator, until ready to use. These can be made a few hours in advance.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Add sesame oil to a large skillet. Place on stovetop over medium high heat.
• When oil is hot, add shallots, celery and red pepper. Sauté until tender.
• Add scallions, parsley, 2 tablespoons butter, Ritz crumbs, ginger, green Tabasco, salt, black pepper, Old Bay Seasoning, lemon juice and paprika and remove from heat. Allow to cool enough to handle.
• Place mixture in a large bowl.
• Add in the crab meat and mix well.
• Remove about 1/2 to 3/4 cup crab meat and form into a cake about 2 inches in diameter. Place on a wax paper-covered plate. Repeat until all crab mixture is used.
• Pour panko breadcrumbs into a medium bowl.
• Place a crab cake into panko and turn to coat all sides well.
• Heat a small bit of butter over medium high heat in a large skillet (use the same one as before, wiped clean, if you like).
• Place cakes in 2 or 3 at a time, and pan sear until golden brown on both sides. Remove to a foil-covered baking sheet. Continue until all cakes are browned.
• Place cooking sheet into preheated oven. Bake about 4 minutes, until cakes are cooked through.
• Spoon some Village Tavern Sweet Chili Ginger Remoulade Sauce onto a serving plate. Place a 1 or 2 crab cakes onto sauce. Top with Village Tavern Summer Vegetable Slaw.
• Serve hot.