Description
Soft, flakey crab cakes that are slightly sweet and tangy bites from the salty capers peppered throughout pair perfectly with spiced aioli sauce.
Ingredients
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Crab Cakes
- 1 lb lump crab meat
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup mayo
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1/4 cup capers
- 2 tsp seafood seasoning (see recipe below) or OldBay seasoning
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- 4 tbsp olive oil
Spiced Aoli Sauce
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 2 tsp hot sauce (optional)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Homemade Seafood Seasoning
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp celery seed
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1/4 tsp all spice
- 1/4 tsp bay leaves
Instructions
- Prepare a rimmed sheet pan with parchment paper. Set to the side.
- Add grab meat to a bowl and whisk using an electric blender to shred the meat and break up large chunks of meat.
- Mix in egg, mayo, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, capers, parsley and seafood seasoning.
- Lastly, mix in panko bread crumbs. Grab a fistful of crab meat and form 8-10 patties with your hands. Place them on your parchment lined baking sheet. Refrigerate for 30-45 minutes.
- While crab cakes are chilling, make your aioli sauce. Add mayo, seasonings, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, hot sauce to a bowl. Whisk to combine. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Heat oil a skillet over medium heat. Place 2-3 crab cakes in the skillet at a time. Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden brown and crispy on the bottoms. Repeat this for the rest of the crab cakes. (Make sure not to overcrowd your skillet because it will drop the temperature of the oil and the crab cakes won’t cook as quickly. )
- Plate your hot crab cakes with spiced aioli sauce and extra slices of lemon. Serve and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 25 minutes