About month seven or so of the pandemic, my mood could be described as a little crabby some days. Hubby decides that marital distancing is practiced on those days and I must admit he is right, it is certainly helpful to be separated by rooms! After 48 years of marriage, there is such a thing as being “too close” 24 hours a day for 240 or so days. But who is counting? (I am!)
Hubby loves crab so I thought I’d make him a nice dinner to make up for my crabby mood today. I was pleased this recipe went together so nicely but disappointed with the canned crab that I purchased. When we were at the grocery store, I checked out flaked crab at the fish counter and decided not to purchase it right away because it was… wait for it… $35 a pound. Really? Is it unrealistic of me to think that’s just darned expensive?
I purchased a can of crabmeat located on the aisle where you find tuna (Brand: Bumble Bee Crabmeat which is highly rated). The crab meat was very wet and fine – not chunked. I may not have picked up the right type, so be sure to read the label for the best crabmeat contents. I think next time I make this, I will try a Trader Joe’s brand for comparison.
These crab cakes in smaller portions would make a wonderful appetizer for a get together with family and friends, or a smaller dinner dish.
The canned crab meat I purchased was a little harder to form into cakes. Even after adding a few more bread crumbs, they seemed quite loose.
I dolloped my crab cakes in the melted butter because I could not get them to form into cakes as I wanted.
Flip to brown on both sides. Crab cakes becoming more firm at this point, pancake-like.
I paired these crab cakes with Champagne Rice which made a great meal for hubby and me.
Yields 4 crab cakes
Save RecipeIngredients
- 1 (6-ounce) can crabmeat
- 1 tablespoon bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons mayo
- Several dashes hot sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon coarse ground pepper
Instructions
- Melt butter in frypan.
- Mix all other ingredients together. Form into patties (may need to add more breadcrumbs if crab is too wet.
- Drop crabcakes into pan with melted butter. Saute for 4-5 minutes, flip and continue cooking until both sides of the crabcakes are golden.