Golden Crab Cakes Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• For the crab cakes: Gently fold together the crabmeat, breadcrumbs, mayonnaise, chives, Dijon mustard, seafood seasoning, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper and the juice and zest of one lemon in a large bowl. Refrigerate the crab mixture for 15 minutes to firm up; this allows the breadcrumbs to absorb some of the liquid, helping the crab cakes bind together.
• Meanwhile, make the tartar sauce: Combine the mayonnaise, dill pickles, capers, chives, zest and juice of 1 lemon in a medium bowl and mix until combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Scoop heaping half cups of the crab mixture and pat into 2 1/2-inch wide patties. Lightly press them together so they do not fall apart while cooking. You should have 8 patties.
• Heat 3 tablespoons unsalted butter and 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the crab cakes to the pan and cook until golden, about 2 minutes, then flip using a flat metal spatula. Continue to cook until lightly golden, about 1 1/2 minutes then transfer the pan to the oven. Cook until the crab cakes are completely heated through, about 10 minutes.
• Serve the crab cakes with the tartar sauce and lemon wedges.

Steps:

• In a medium sized bowl combine the first four ingredients.
• In a separate bowl combine the next five ingredients and stir mixture until smooth. Add to crabmeat mixture; stir and gradually add cracker meal until cakes can be formed.
• Roll formed cakes in the fresh bread crumbs and pan fry in olive oil over medium heat until golden brown on both sides.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine all the ingredients except the crabmeat,and the oil, being careful not to break up the crabmeat chunks, then form into 12 equal sized patties.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat, add the patties, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes per side, or until golden brown, serve immediately.

Steps:

• Squeeze the excess water from the crabmeat and remove any cartilage.
• In a mixing bowl, add the crabmeat and the rest of the ingredients, except for the bread and oil.
• Stir well to mix.
• Put the bread in a food processor and process into fine crumbs.
• Add the crumbs to the crab mixture and mix well.
• Form the crab cakes (I use about 1/4 cup for each cake) and chill well before frying.
• Fry the cakes over medium-high heat in 1 inch of oil for about 5 minutes on each side, or until browned.
• Serve hot.