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LEMON SCALLION CRAB CAKES:
Neil Cohen, executive chef at the South Carolina Yacht Club on Hilton Head Island, serves tiny (1⁄2 ounce) crab cakes as hors d’oeuvre and small (1 1⁄2 ounce) cakes as plated appetizers.
1 pound jumbo lump crabmeat
1⁄2 cup finely minced Vidalia onion
2 stalks celery, finely minced
1⁄2 cup finely minced red pepper
3 tablespoons finely minced scallions
3 tablespoons finely minced chives
1 tablespoon finely minced parsley
1 medium lemon, juice and zest
1⁄3 cup finely crushed saltines
1⁄3 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon cayenne
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons butter
Pick over the crabmeat carefully, discarding any bits of shell, and refrigerate until ready to use. Combine crabmeat, onion, celery, red pepper, scallions, chives, parsley, lemon, saltines, mayonnaise, and cayenne in a bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste. Shape into desired size cakes. Chill at least one hour.
Heat a sauté pan over medium to medium-high heat and add 2 tablespoons butter. When hot but not smoking, add the crab cakes and sear each side until golden brown.
Maryland Blue Crab Cake Panini Recipe
* 1 lb. Maryland blue lump crab meat
* 2 small garlic cloves
* 1/2 c. fresh washed basil leaves
* 6 T. olive oil
* 2 T. freshly grated parmesan cheese
* 3/4 c. mayonnaise
* 1/2 c. chopped red onion
* 1/2 T. red wine vinegar
* 1/2 tsp. chopped fresh oregano
* 1/3 + 1/4 c. minced green onions
* 1/3 c. minced celery
* 1/2 c. cracker crumbs
* 1 egg
* 2 T. minced parsley
* 1-1/2 tsp. seafood seasoning
Preparation Instructions:
Basil Sauce:
Mix garlic cloves, basil leaves, 3 T. olive oil, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper to taste and mayonnaise in a food processor and set aside.
Onion Relish:
Toss together red onion, red wine vinegar and fresh oregano in a small bowl and set aside.
Maryland Blue Crab Cakes:
1. Heat 3 T. oil in a sauté pan over medium high heat. Sauté 1/3 cup minced green onions and minced celery until soft.
2. In a large bowl, mix cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup of minced green onions, egg, parsley, seafood seasoning and 1/2 tsp. salt. Add the sautéed onion and celery, then gently mix in the crab meat.
3. Form the crab mixture into eight cakes using a round mold or hands. Place the cakes, not touching, on a metal baking sheet. Broil the crab cakes under the broiler for about 4 minutes. Gently turn them over, careful not to break them, and broil on the other sides. At the end of 8 minutes, they should be nicely browned.
Assembling The Dish:
1. Heat a stovetop grill on medium heat.
2. Crown 8 semi-hard round buns by cutting off the rounded tops with a bread knife. If not already split, cut in half, lengthwise. Brush the outsides with olive oil.
3. On the inside of the top half of each bun, spread about 1 tsp. basil sauce and 1/2 T. onion relish. Place a crab cake on the inside of the bottom half of the bun.
4. Grill each sandwich for a minute or two per side, pressing down on the sandwich with an egg turner. The sandwich is done when lightly browned on each side.
5. Cut the sandwiches into two halves or quarters and serve.
»This recipe, submitted by Jodi Jones Smith, was the grand prize-winning recipe for the 2001 crab cooking contest held in conjunction with the 54th annual National Hard Crab Derby.
Maryland Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes
1 egg yolk
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon dry mustard
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 pound Maryland jumbo lump crab meat
Preheat the broiler.
In a large bowl, combine the egg yolk, salt, pepper, mustard, Worcestershire, mayonnaise, and parsley. Then, gently fold in crabmeat (be careful not to break up the lumps). Shape into cakes and broil for 5 minutes.
Neil Cohen, executive chef at the South Carolina Yacht Club on Hilton Head Island, serves tiny (1⁄2 ounce) crab cakes as hors d’oeuvre and small (1 1⁄2 ounce) cakes as plated appetizers.
1 pound jumbo lump crabmeat
1⁄2 cup finely minced Vidalia onion
2 stalks celery, finely minced
1⁄2 cup finely minced red pepper
3 tablespoons finely minced scallions
3 tablespoons finely minced chives
1 tablespoon finely minced parsley
1 medium lemon, juice and zest
1⁄3 cup finely crushed saltines
1⁄3 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon cayenne
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons butter
Pick over the crabmeat carefully, discarding any bits of shell, and refrigerate until ready to use. Combine crabmeat, onion, celery, red pepper, scallions, chives, parsley, lemon, saltines, mayonnaise, and cayenne in a bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste. Shape into desired size cakes. Chill at least one hour.
Heat a sauté pan over medium to medium-high heat and add 2 tablespoons butter. When hot but not smoking, add the crab cakes and sear each side until golden brown.
Maryland Blue Crab Cake Panini Recipe
* 1 lb. Maryland blue lump crab meat
* 2 small garlic cloves
* 1/2 c. fresh washed basil leaves
* 6 T. olive oil
* 2 T. freshly grated parmesan cheese
* 3/4 c. mayonnaise
* 1/2 c. chopped red onion
* 1/2 T. red wine vinegar
* 1/2 tsp. chopped fresh oregano
* 1/3 + 1/4 c. minced green onions
* 1/3 c. minced celery
* 1/2 c. cracker crumbs
* 1 egg
* 2 T. minced parsley
* 1-1/2 tsp. seafood seasoning
Preparation Instructions:
Basil Sauce:
Mix garlic cloves, basil leaves, 3 T. olive oil, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper to taste and mayonnaise in a food processor and set aside.
Onion Relish:
Toss together red onion, red wine vinegar and fresh oregano in a small bowl and set aside.
Maryland Blue Crab Cakes:
1. Heat 3 T. oil in a sauté pan over medium high heat. Sauté 1/3 cup minced green onions and minced celery until soft.
2. In a large bowl, mix cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup of minced green onions, egg, parsley, seafood seasoning and 1/2 tsp. salt. Add the sautéed onion and celery, then gently mix in the crab meat.
3. Form the crab mixture into eight cakes using a round mold or hands. Place the cakes, not touching, on a metal baking sheet. Broil the crab cakes under the broiler for about 4 minutes. Gently turn them over, careful not to break them, and broil on the other sides. At the end of 8 minutes, they should be nicely browned.
Assembling The Dish:
1. Heat a stovetop grill on medium heat.
2. Crown 8 semi-hard round buns by cutting off the rounded tops with a bread knife. If not already split, cut in half, lengthwise. Brush the outsides with olive oil.
3. On the inside of the top half of each bun, spread about 1 tsp. basil sauce and 1/2 T. onion relish. Place a crab cake on the inside of the bottom half of the bun.
4. Grill each sandwich for a minute or two per side, pressing down on the sandwich with an egg turner. The sandwich is done when lightly browned on each side.
5. Cut the sandwiches into two halves or quarters and serve.
»This recipe, submitted by Jodi Jones Smith, was the grand prize-winning recipe for the 2001 crab cooking contest held in conjunction with the 54th annual National Hard Crab Derby.
Maryland Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes
1 egg yolk
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon dry mustard
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 pound Maryland jumbo lump crab meat
Preheat the broiler.
In a large bowl, combine the egg yolk, salt, pepper, mustard, Worcestershire, mayonnaise, and parsley. Then, gently fold in crabmeat (be careful not to break up the lumps). Shape into cakes and broil for 5 minutes.