Dad G's Crab Cakes

Seafood seasoning and hot pepper sauce pack a lot of flavor into this crab cake recipe.

• Preparation Time: 40 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 326 Calories

Ingredients

• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 2 egg yolks, beaten
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• ½ cup minced onion
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ cup bread crumbs
• ½ teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• ½ cup minced green bell pepper
• 1 pound crab meat
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
• ¼ teaspoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
• 1 ¼ cups light cream
• 1 cup corn oil, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt margarine in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and green bell pepper in margarine until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir mustard, Worcestershire sauce, seafood seasoning, salt, hot pepper sauce, black pepper, and cayenne pepper into the onion mixture. Sprinkle flour over the mixture; stir to integrate. Pour cream over the mixture; bring to a boil, stirring constantly and cook for 1 minute. Fold crab meat into the mixture.

Step 2

Spoon some of the liquid from the skillet into the bowl with the beaten egg yolks to temper the egg; stir. Pour the egg mixture into the skillet and stir. Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Transfer crab mixture to a bowl; refrigerate until chilled completely, about 1 hour.

Step 4

Mix bread crumbs, melted butter, and paprika in a shallow bowl.

Step 5

Divide the crab mixture into 4 portions; form into patties. Gently press the patties into the bread crumb mixture to coat.

Step 6

Pour enough corn oil into a flat-bottomed pan to be 1-inch deep; heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 7

Cook patties in hot oil until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side.