Paleo Maryland Crab Cakes Food

PALEO CRAB CAKES (WHOLE30, KETO)

Steps:

• Toss the drained crab meat in a large bowl with the coconut flour, scallions, seafood seasoning, and Paleo mayonnaise.
• Gently combine everything with a rubber spatula. Add salt and pepper to taste, and gently fold in the egg.
• Form the crab mixture into 8 crab cakes, about ~¾ inch thick, and place them on a parchment-lined plate. Cover the plate and chill the cakes in the fridge for at least 30 minutes and up to a day to firm them up.
• When you're ready to fry the crab cakes, take the crab cakes out of the fridge and fill a shallow plate with coconut flour.
• Lightly coat the crab cakes with coconut flour and gently pat off the excess coconut flour. Place the coated crab cakes on a parchment paper lined platter.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add your cooking fat of choice when the pan is hot.
• Fry the cakes in a single layer for about 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown and crunchy on the outside.
• Transfer the crab cakes to a paper towel lined platter or a wire rack to drain the fat. Repeat steps until all the crab cakes are finished cooking.
• Serve the patties with lemon wedges and Red Cabbage Slaw with Tangy Carrot Ginger Dressing!

PALEO MARYLAND CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Grease a baking sheet.
• Whisk together egg, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, lemon juice, seafood seasoning, and black pepper in a bowl.
• Place crab meat in a separate bowl and pour egg and mayonnaise mixture in; gently combine with hands. Mix in 1/4 cup almond flour, peppers, green onions, and parsley.
• Form mixture into 6 patties. Place 1/3 cup almond flour in a shallow bowl. Dredge each cake in almond flour and set on prepared sheet pan; refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake crab cakes in the oven until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.

CRAB CAKES FROM MARYLAND GOVERNOR'S KITCHEN

Steps:

• Pick through crab meat twice to remove cartilage or shell. Try not to break up lumps of Backfin. Keep crabmeat chilled during process by putting ice cubes in a large mixing bowl then placing a slightly smaller bowl inside to hold the picked meat. After the first picking, feel for missed cartilage while returning crab meat to the crab meat container. Chill crab meat until ready to mix.
• Put saltine crackers in a mini-food processor and process to a fine crumb. Alternatively, tear slices of bread into small pieces and put in mixing bowl.
• Add regular mayonnaise and yellow mustard to mixing bowl. For the Eastern Shore purists, the addition of Old Bay seasoning is controversial, but Baltimore residents won't call it a crab cake without some; one teaspoon adds a subtle taste.
• Beat egg whites until stiff, then fold into filler mixture.
• Gently fold in reserved crab meat.
• Make 4 to 6 cakes, pressed gently together. Chill covered in refrigerator for at least 1 hour to set cakes.
• Fill frying pan to 1/4-inch with canola oil. Heat canola oil to 360 degrees Fahrenheit. Gently place crab cakes in oil and fry for 2-3 minutes until golden brown. Use spatula (and fork, if necessary) to carefully turn crab cakes. Fry for another 2-3 minutes.
• Drain oil from crab cakes on paper towels, then serve hot with some saltine crackers on the side.
• TO BROIL: Since these crab cakes have the minimum amount of filler required to hold them together, you may broil them on a lightly oiled baking sheet (1 tablespoon oil) 4-6 inches away from the heat source until golden brown. If you use low-calorie mayonnaise, this would be the preferred way to cook the cakes.
• TO MICROWAVE: Only use 1/2 tablespoon of oil to brush on a large flat plate. Microwave plate for 2 minutes on HIGH to heat oil. Place cakes on plate and microwave for 7 minutes on HIGH.

MARYLAND CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Mix together eggs, mayo, OLD BAY, pepper, worcestershire sauce, and mustard, until creamy.
• Add bread crumbs, mixing evenly.
• Add in the crab meat, being sure to mix evenly.
• Shape into cakes.
• Makes 6 large or 9 medium crabcakes.
• Saute in pan with a little oil for about 5 minutes on each side.
• You can also broil them until brown. This may require you to flip them, depending on your pan.
• Serve with tartar sauce and lemon.
• Tip: Try a crabcake sandwich. I use a Martin's Brand potato roll topped with tartar sauce and crisp lettuce.