Description
These Easy Homemade Crab Cakes are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, packed with lump crab meat and flavorful seasonings. Serve them with a tangy dipping sauce for a delicious appetizer or main course.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Crab Cakes:
- 2 large eggs
- 4 finely chopped green onions (about ½ cup)
- 1 finely diced celery stalk (about ⅓ cup)
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
- 3 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt or mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 ½ teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 to 4 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs, divided
- 1 pound lump crab meat, picked over to remove shells
- ½ cup Panko breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup canola oil or grapeseed oil or similar neutral cooking oil
For the Dipping Sauce (Optional):
- ½ cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Pinch kosher salt
- 2 to 3 dashes hot sauce (optional)
- ½ tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, cilantro, or basil (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 250°F to keep crab cakes warm.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: Beat eggs, add green onions, celery, parsley, yogurt, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, seasonings, and breadcrumbs. Stir well.
- Add Crab Meat: Gently fold in lump crab meat.
- Adjust Mixture: Add more breadcrumbs if needed for consistency.
- Prepare Breadcrumb Coating: Spread Panko breadcrumbs in a bowl for coating.
- Form Patties and Chill: Shape crab mixture into patties, coat in breadcrumbs, and refrigerate.
- Make Dipping Sauce: Mix all sauce ingredients in a bowl and chill.
- Fry Crab Cakes: Cook patties in oil until golden brown.
- Keep Warm and Serve: Keep cooked crab cakes warm in the oven and serve with dipping sauce.
Notes
- Refrigerate leftover crab cakes for up to 2 days.
- Warm leftovers in the oven or skillet before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 crab cakes with sauce
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 110mg