Baltimore Crab Cakes

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Cook Time: 15 Minutes

Ready In: 25 Minutes

Servings: 2

Phillips seafood restaurant, in Baltimore's Inner Harbor, serves some of the best crab cakes I have ever had. Here is a copycat recipe for this traditional Maryland delicacy

Ingredients:

8 ounces crabmeat, shell pieces removed (backfin recommended)

1 large egg

1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce (or 2 tsp. worcestershire for chicken)

1/8 teaspoon freshly ground mustard seeds or 1/8 teaspoon dry mustard

1/2 tablespoon mayonnaise

1/2 tablespoon sour cream

1/2 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

1 1/2 teaspoons prepared mustard

1 1/2 teaspoons unsalted butter, melted

3/4 teaspoon parsley flakes

1/2 teaspoon old bay seasoning (or other crab or seafood seasoning)

1/4 cup breadcrumbs

lemon wedges or lemon slice, to garnish

Directions:

1. Whisk together all ingredients except crab meat.
2. Fold in crab meat.
3. Divide mixture into 4 parts and shape into cakes approximately 3/4 thick.
4. Pan fry the cakes in a little peanut oil or canola oil.
5. Serve hot, garnished with lemon.

By RecipeOfHealth.com