Easy Maryland crabcakes

Name: Easy Maryland crabcakes
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 500g white crabmeat (see our how-to video below); 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 35g saltine crackers (from amazon.co.uk) or Jacob’s Cream Crackers and a pinch of salt, whizzed to crumbs; 1 large free-range egg; 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 tsp Old Bay Seasoning (see Know-how) or Dijon mustard; 2 tbsp plain flour; 3-4 tbsp mayonnaise; Vegetable oil for shallow frying; Lemon wedges to serve

Published: 30 Jun 13
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

A quick and easy crabcake recipe made from British crabmeat perfect for a midweek meal.

Serves 4
Takes 15 minutes to make, 15 minutes to cook

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Ingredients

500g white crabmeat (see our how-to video below)
2 tbsp unsalted butter
35g saltine crackers (from amazon.co.uk) or Jacob’s Cream Crackers and a pinch of salt, whizzed to crumbs
1 large free-range egg
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp Old Bay Seasoning (see Know-how) or Dijon mustard
2 tbsp plain flour
3-4 tbsp mayonnaise
Vegetable oil for shallow frying
Lemon wedges to serve

Method

Put the crabmeat in a bowl and gently loosen it with a fork.
Melt the butter in a frying pan and, when it starts to foam, fry the cracker crumbs until they smell toasted. Allow to cool slightly, then add to the bowl with the egg. Mix in the Worcestershire sauce, Old Bay Seasoning or mustard, the flour and just enough mayonnaise to bind. Chill for 30 minutes, then shape into 12 cakes.
Heat 1cm oil in a non-stick pan and fry the crabcakes, in batches, for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden and crisp. Drain on kitchen paper and keep warm in a low oven while you fry the rest, then serve with lemon wedges.

Recipe from July 2013 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Per crabcake:

Calories: 162kcals
Fat: 12g (2.7g saturated)
Protein: 10g
Carbohydrates: 4g (0.4g sugars)
Fibre: 0.2g
Salt: 0.8g

delicious. tips

Usually American blue crabs are used here, but these are made from British crabmeat – it has smaller chunks but tastes wonderful.

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