Easy Crab Cakes with Panko

Easy crab cakes with panko make for a restaurant-quality meal you can prepare at home, served with lemon wedges, cocktail sauce, or tartar sauce and paired with a salad.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 398 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 large egg, beaten
• kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pound cooked jumbo lump crabmeat, drained and picked over for shells
• 2 tablespoons canola oil, or more as needed
• 0.5 teaspoon hot sauce
• 0.33333334326744 cup mayonnaise
• 0.75 cup panko bread crumbs

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Whisk mayonnaise, egg, Dijon, Worcestershire, and hot sauce together in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 2

Mix crabmeat, panko, and parsley together in a medium bowl. Gently fold in mayonnaise mixture. Form into 8 patties.

Step 3

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add patties in batches and cook until golden brown and crisp, 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels. Repeat with remaining patties, adding more oil as needed.