Crab Cakes

I have a total love for seafood, that love started with shellfish, mainly crab and shrimp.  Crab cakes have always been a favorite.  I have seen my mom make them from scratch a handful of times but usually she buys them premade at whole foods.  Crab cakes are yet another thing that I thought would be way too difficult for me to cook but turns out they were pretty easy.

If you have even been served a bad crab cake you would know.  They arent bad in the sense that they have spoiled but they are bad because they consist of mainly breadcrumbs and very little crab.  One of the most important thing about making crab cakes is getting quality lump crab meat and making sure your crab cakes consist of mainly crab not breadcrumbs.

The original recipe I used from once upon a chef (http://www.onceuponachef.com/2010/07/maryland-crab-cakes-with-quick-tartar-sauce.html) said to cook the crab cakes in a skillet in oil but my mom said that it would be easier and healthier to bake them so I ended up following the baking instructions from  this recipe (http://www.phillipsfoods.com/recipes-cooking-tips/RecipesDetails.aspx?recipeId=39&categoryId=7) 

Ingredients

• 1 large egg
• 2 1/2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 1/2 dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning 
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup finely diced celery (1 stalk)
• 1 pound lump crab meat
• 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs

• this recipe also calls for 2 teaspoons of finely chopped parsely but Im not a fan so I skipped it

 1. Preheat oven to 375

2. Line baking sheet with foil

3. Combine egg, mayonaise, dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, Old Bay, salt, and celery (and parsley if you chose to include it) in a large mixing bowl.

4. Using a strainer, strain crab meat to remove excess water.

5.  Add the bread crumbs

6. Add crab and mix, but be sure not to shred crab

7. Shape 

8. Place on baking sheet

9. Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown

10. I combined mayo with siriacha hot sauce to top them off with!

sauce

They were absolutely delicious! I served them with bacon wrapped green beans (here's my recipe) and mashed potatoes and gravy (I'll link my recipe soon)

 yuuummmm!!!