Description
Bring restaurant flavor home with these Copycat Joe’s Crab Shack Crab Cakes, a quick dinner and easy recipe packed with sweet crab meat, crisp golden edges, and a tender, savory center. These seafood crab cakes are perfect for dinner ideas, party appetizers, easy dinner plans, and food ideas when you want something impressive that still feels simple to make.
Ingredients
1 lb lump crab meat
2/3 cup breadcrumbs
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1 large egg
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
2 tbsp sliced green onions
1 tsp Old Bay seasoning
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp butter or oil
Lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
1. In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, egg, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, Old Bay seasoning, garlic powder, and black pepper until smooth.
2. Gently fold in the crab meat, breadcrumbs, parsley, and green onions until just combined, being careful not to break up the crab too much.
3. Shape the mixture into 6 equal crab cakes and place them on a tray or plate.
4. Chill the crab cakes in the refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes so they firm up and hold together better while cooking.
5. Heat the butter or oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
6. Cook the crab cakes for 4 to 5 minutes per side until golden brown and heated through.
7. Serve hot with lemon wedges and your favorite dipping sauce.
Notes
Use lump crab meat for the best texture and flavor.
Chill the patties before cooking so they stay together better in the skillet.
Flip gently and only once the first side is well browned to keep the crab cakes intact.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Pan-Fried
- Cuisine: American Seafood
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 crab cake
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 16g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
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