Broiled Crab Cakes

Jessica4NYY's Note:

I played around with Paula Deen's and Mrs. Duvall's crab cake recipes and came up with the most delicious, moist, tasty crab cake in the Northeast! My family and friends are totally amazed!

• Total Time: 42 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 8.0 crab ca ...

Crab cake mixture

• 1/4-1/2 cup scallion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4-1/2 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 lb large lump crabmeat
• 1 cup Ritz crackers or 1 cup Club crackers, finely crushed
• 2 -4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Lemon Dill Sauce (optional)

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill leaves
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves
• 2 -3 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 garlic clove, minced

Directions:

1. Combine lemon dill sauce ingredients and chill.
2. Saute the scallions, garlic, and parsley in a tablespoon of melted butter over medium heat until wilted.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs, worcestershire sauce, dijon mustard, salt, pepper, 1/2 cup cracker crumbs, grated parmesan, and mayonnaise. Fold in the crabmeat. Shape into 8 crab cakes and coat in remaining cracker crumbs. Place crab cakes on a buttered baking pan. Melt butter and mix with lemon juice. Drizzle 1/2 of lemon butter over crab cakes.
4. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Drizzle remaining lemon butter over crab cakes and broil for 2 minutes until slightly browned.
5. Serve with Lemon Dill Sauce.

Reviews

[ItalianMama]

Excellent! I love how easy these were, and they turned out nice and crispy on the outside. A great bonus with these vs. pan fried is that you have all of them finished at exactly the same time, without having to do them in batches. Very good flavors. I served these with a creamy pesto sauce - yummy!

[Chef #1079363]

I can not believe there are not more rave reviews for this recepie.It deservrs a 10! I have been making them for over a year now and they are always a hit! Easy to assemble and no mess w/ frying. I too omit the mustard and add 1 t Old Bay. Making them this weekend for a surf n' turf dinner at Broadkill Beach in De. Thanks so much for sharing Jessica.

[Chef #1367488]

I have been making crab cakes with a recipe that was used in a restaurant for years. I wanted to try something different that didn't have to be fried. I followed the recipe exactly as written. My family loved these crab cakes and they were so easy to make. I also made the dill sauce which was a nice accompaniment. My adult son said these were the best crab cakes I have ever made so I am going to have to keep this recipe and tell you to give them a try you won't be dissapointed. Thanks for sharing