Eastern Shore Crab Cakes

Total Time:Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Cynthia Bent

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Oct. 04, 2022

In Delaware, we’re surrounded by an abundance of fresh seafood, particularly terrific crab. The secret to great crab cakes is fresh crab meat, not too much filler and not breaking up the crab too much. This recipe does all that. —Cynthia Bent, Newark, Delaware

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Eastern Shore Crab Cakes

Yield:3 servings
Prep:15 min
Cook:10 min

Ingredients

  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 3/4 teaspoon seafood seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 pound fresh lump crabmeat
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
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Directions

  1. In a large bowl, combine the egg, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, seafood seasoning, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and pepper. Fold in crab. Shape into six patties.
  2. In a large skillet, cook crab cakes in oil for 4-5 minutes on each side or until browned.
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