Dungeness Crab Cakes Recipe

Seriously the BEST Dungeness crab cakes recipe with little filler. Whether you're catching live crab or buying them pre-cooked from the grocery store we show you how to make easy crab cakes with Dungeness crab.

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Prep Time 25

Cook Time 8

Total Time 33

Course Seafood

Cuisine American

Servings crab cakes

Calories 258 kcal

Ingredients

2 eggs
¼ cup mayo
1 lb lump crab meat squeeze out the water
¼ cup minced red onion
1 tablespoons finely minced red pepper
2 green onions thinly sliced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon Old Bay
½ teaspoon dry mustard
⅔ cups crushed saltine crackers (about 13 crackers)
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons butter

Instructions

Crack the cooled crab, making sure to pick out the shell remnants and Cartlidge pieces from the lump crab meat. Break up the large crab pieces such as the claw meat.
In a small bowl beat the eggs and then add the mayonnaise, red onion, red bell pepper, green onions, parsley, Old Bay seasoning, and dry mustard.
Fold in the crushed saltine crackers. Gently fold in the cracked crab, being careful not to break up the crab lumps.
Shape the crab mixture into 6 evenly sized crab cakes and place them onto a baking sheet (about ½ cup each). Refrigerate for 1 hour up to overnight.
Pan fried crab cakes: Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the oil and butter to melt. Cook for 4 minutes until lightly golden, flip them over, and cook on the other side for about 4 minutes until golden.
Baked crab cakes: Brush the crab cakes with melted butter. Bake them in a preheated 450 F oven for 12-14 minutes. Do not flip.
Serve warm with your favorite sauce such as tartar sauce, garlic butter, or garlic aioli.

Notes

Break up the large crab chunks otherwise they won't hold together in the recipe.

If you're concerned about crab cakes potentially falling apart during pan frying (ours did not), baking or air frying are great alternatives since you don't flip them over during cooking.

To cook the live crab before proceeding with the recipe, boil them for 17 minutes in salted water. Let them cool and crack them before proceeding with the recipe.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 258kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 17gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 149mgSodium: 577mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1g

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