Jonah Crab Cakes Recipes

JONAH CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine crabmeat, parsley, lemon juice, green onion, mustard, pepper, Tabasco, and Worcestershire sauces and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine halibut, egg, cream and bread crumbs; mix gently. Stir in crab mixture; cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Form crabmeat mixture into 10 cakes (each about 1/3 cup) . Chill for a minimum of 1 hour or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375°F Line a baking sheet with parchment. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; add half the butter and swirl to coat the pan. Add half th crab cakes, and brown on both sides. Place on prepared baking sheet and repeat with remaining butter and crab cakes.
• Bake for 12 minutes or until cook through.
• Garnish with diced tomato and baby arugula, if using.
• COOKING TIPS: If using frozen crab meat, thaw in refrigerator. Place in a sieve. Remove any cartilege, if necessary; and press firmly to remove liquid.
• Pat fillet dry before chopping. If crab mixture is too moist to shape into cakes, add more breadcrumbs (1 tsp) at a time and mix thoroughly.

NEW ENGLAND CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• In a medium size bowl, combine the bread crumbs and the crab meat. Stir the beaten egg, mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire and Old Bay Seasoning. Lightly mix these ingredients being careful not to overwork the crab meat. Form into 8 round, flat crab cakes.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat. Fry the cakes on each side until crusty and golden brown. Serve warm.