Mcclellanville Crabcakes Food

MCCLELLANVILLE CRABCAKES

Steps:

• Combine crabcake ingredients thoroughly, then form into desired cake.
• size (about 4 oz).
• prepare breading by making egg wash of 2 eggs and 1/4 cup of Half & HALF Half.
• Dip crab Cakes in egg mixture, then roll in more BREAD Crumbs.
• Sauté in butter or olive oil until golden brown.
• to make the sauce Seed and dice red pepper (medium dice).
• Peel and chop shallots.
• Sauté pepper and shallots together.
• Add ½ CUP water.
• Simmer 20. minutes or until peppers are soft completely through.
• Using a high-speed blender, place peppers and shallots and all remaining ingredients (EXCEPT CILANTRO) in a bowl, blending until smooth and then run through a medium strainer.
• Add cilantro and set aside at room temperature.
• serve sauce along side crab cakes.

MCCLELLANVILLE LUMP CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Whisk the mayonnaise and egg white together in a small bowl until well blended. Add the cayenne pepper, seafood seasoning, dry mustard, lemon juice, and cracker meal and whisk until well blended. Carefully fold in the crabmeat.
• Divide the mixture into 6 equal parts of 4 ounces each, (or 12 equal parts of 2 ounces each), and gently pat them into the round shapes of crab cakes.
• Gently coat the cakes with the fresh breadcrumbs. Place them on a platter lined with wax paper, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate them for 1 hour or until ready to cook.
• When ready to serve, heat the oil and butter in a heavy-bottomed sauté pan over medium-high heat. Sauté the 4 ounce crab cakes for 1 minute and 45 seconds on each side, turning once.
• Sauté the 2 ounce crab cakes for 1 minute and 15 seconds on each side, turning once. The crab cakes will be nicely browned on the outside, but still very moist and creamy on the inside.
• When cooked, remove the crab cakes from the pan and drain them briefly on paper towels.
• Serve immediately or keep warm in a 200° F oven for up to 15 minutes. If the crab cakes stay in the oven longer, they will dry out.
• NOTE: Using extra fine cracker meal is the secret to the creamy texture of these cakes.

BAKED CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Mix all cake ingredients together but crab meat and oil.
• Gently toss in crab meat and form 8 patties.
• Place on sprayed sheet pan then sprinkle each lightly with olive oil.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• Serve on a bed of lettuce with choice Recipe #87124 Recipe #179420 Recipe #120370.

MARYLAND LUMP CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix all ingredients, excluding crabmeat.
• Combine well.
• Gently fold in crabmeat, careful not to break up the lumps.
• Form mixture into cakes.
• I use a"2 tablespoon" measuring spoon to measure, scooping out a heaping scoop to form my cakes.
• They're about 2 1/2 inches in diameter Place cakes on baking sheet sprayed with non stick spray.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until golden on top.