The Actual Best Crab Cake Recipe (From a Maryland Native)
Here in Maryland, crab cakes are a culinary staple. You’ll find them at just about every local restaurant or steakhouse, and of course, some are better than others. The worst ones are full of filler, fried, and dry. The best ones? They are loaded with crab meat, baked or broiled to perfection, and perfectly light and moist. This is exactly how I designed my own crab cake recipe! Maryland Blue Crab is the star of this recipe (as it is in my Maryland crab soup). We’ll accent it with just a squeeze of lemon, Old Bay (of course!), and a bit of parsley. Keeping the ingredients simple is key here–there’s no need for a ton of flavorings when the crab tastes this good.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Very little filler! My crab cake recipe is made with mostly meat to allow the crab flavor to really shine! All of the additions support and add flavor to the meat, rather than overwhelm it. Authentic, Maryland-style recipe. We are known for our blue crab dishes (and our peach cake!) here in Maryland. As a native Marylander, I’m so proud of this recipe! Baked, not fried. This keeps the crab cakes lighter and more moist. Can be prepped in advance and baked later, if you prefer to make them one day and bake the next.
Ingredients
Besides the crab, my crab cake recipe uses just 10 additional ingredients. The crab is absolutely the star though! SAM’S TIP: Make sure to pick through your crab meat before using for any bits of shell. This is just an overview of the ingredients I used and why. For the full recipe and video please scroll down to the bottom of the post.
How to Make Maryland Crab Cakes
SAM’S TIP: Don’t over-bake! Over-baked crab cakes are dry and fall apart too easily. Once they are warmed through and have a golden brown exterior (the broiler helps with this part!), your crab cakes are ready to come out of the oven. If you try my recipe, please let me know how you like it. As with all of my recipes, it underwent rigorous trials and taste-testing and I’m ultimately really so happy with how it turned out. I’d love to hear what you think, too! Enjoy! Let’s bake together! Subscribe to my newsletter to be notified of all the newest recipes, and find my free recipe tutorials on YouTube 💜
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