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How to Broil Crab Cakes

Skill Level: Beginner
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Cameron’s Lump Maryland Crab Meat
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup bread crumbs the small Italian style work best with this one
  • 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning here is a copycat recipe from Genius Kitchen if you can’t find Old Bay
  • 1/8 tsp tarragon
  • 1/8 tsp dried parsley
  • 1/8 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tbsp butter

Instructions

  1. Set your oven to the low broil setting and place the oven rack near the top.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg and mayonnaise until well combined. Add your breadcrumbs, Old Bay seasoning, tarragon, dried parsley, garlic powder, salt, pepper, Dijon mustard, and Worcestershire sauce, and stir well.
  3. Place your succulent Cameron’s Lump Maryland Crab Meat in a large bowl, making sure to pick through it to get any shells that may have made their way in with the meat. Add the wet mixture into your crab a bit at a time. Stir carefully so that you don’t break up your beautiful crab meat.
  4. Gently form your mixture into 6 crab cakes.
  5. Lightly grease the bottom of a baking sheet with oil or cooking spray and place your crab cakes on the sheet. Place 1/3 tbsp of butter on top of each of the cakes. Broil the crab cakes for 12-15 minutes until golden brown and cooked through. If they look like they are browning too fast, lower the oven rack so that the cakes can still cook for the allotted time.
  6. Remove the crab cakes from the oven and allow them to cool slightly before serving them. Serve with your favorite sauce such as a lemon dill sauce or a chipotle aioli.
  7. PLEASE NOTE: During the winter months, when fresh Maryland crab meat is not always available, we at Cameron’s offer pasteurized crab meat. This crab meat will still make you excellent tasting broiled crab cakes.