In a heavy skillet preferably a cast iron skillet heat olive oil or cooking spray.
Maryland lump crab cakes.
Once you ve had your first real one made with handpicked maryland jumbo lump crab you ll know why.
Real maryland crab cakes.
There s nothing like a good maryland crab cake.
Recipe by kozmic blues.
These crab cakes are my grandma zelda s recipe and they have been in our family for generations.
1 pound jumbo lump handpicked maryland crabmeat.
Maryland lump crab cakes.
Refrigerate for one hour.
Fold in crab meat then fold in bread crumb mixture until well blended.
Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes then turn the crab cakes over and bake an additional 10 to 15 minutes until nicely browned.
For the best texture use lump crab meat little filler and bake the cakes in a very hot oven.
Shape mixture into 12 crab cakes about 3 4 inch thick and place onto prepared baking sheet.
4 94 from 33 votes.
Prep time 10 minutes.
I was born in maryland and i ve found that they just can t make crab cakes up here that even compare to the one s by the chespeake bay.
I choose to bake these in the oven but they can also be pan fried in oil until golden brown.
Use a 1 3 cup measure to portion out 6 crab cakes each 3 4 thick.
These maryland crab cakes get the stamp of approval from locals and out of towners alike.
I ve never had a better crab cake in my life and i ve tried dozens.
Fry crab cakes until browned on both sides turning only once about 5 minutes on each side.