Mike’s Maine Crab Cakes

Name: Mike’s Maine Crab Cakes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16 3-ounce crab cakes
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs fresh crabmeat, picked over for shells; 1 1/2 cups fresh corn or 1 1/2 cups frozen corn, thawed; 3/4 cup red bell pepper, diced; 3/4 cup celery, chopped; 3/4 cup yellow onion, finely chopped; 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise; 3/4 teaspoon dry mustard; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 2 1/2 cups saltine crumbs, divided; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more as needed

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Submitted by mersaydees

"Based on a recipe from Guy Fieri’s book, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: an All-American Road Trip…With Recipes! This celebrates the A1 Diner in Gardiner, Maine. He says in its introduction: “These are loaded with crab, and even in a state that is famous for this dish, people come to Gardiner to track them down.” I haven’t tried this yet, although I am planning a trip up the road to Gardiner soon! :)"

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ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ lbs fresh crabmeat, picked over for shells
1 ¹⁄₂ cups fresh corn or 1 1/2 cups frozen corn, thawed
³⁄₄ cup red bell pepper, diced
³⁄₄ cup celery, chopped
³⁄₄ cup yellow onion, finely chopped
1 ¹⁄₂ cups mayonnaise
³⁄₄ teaspoon dry mustard
³⁄₄ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2 ¹⁄₂ cups saltine crumbs, divided
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more as needed

directions

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.

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7/7/2010
review by AcadiaTwo

7/7/2010

Very good tasting crab cakes. I browned them and then finished them off in the oven as I needed the burner for other items. Made for Australian/New Zealand > RECIPE SWAP #42 - July 2010.
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11/20/2009

Based on a recipe from Guy Fieri’s book, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: an All-American Road Trip…With Recipes! This celebrates the A1 Diner in Gardiner, Maine. He says in its introduction: “These are loaded with crab, and even in a state that is famous for this dish, people come to Gardiner to track them down.” I haven’t tried this yet, although I am planning a trip up the road to Gardiner soon! :)