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Maryland Crab Cakes Recipe

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I've lived in Maryland for more than 50 years, so I know firsthand how much folks around here love crab cakes. I experimented with a number recipes and came up with this one. My family really likes it.

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6 Servings
Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Ingredients

1 egg
1/4 cup milk
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 pound cooked crabmeat or 3 cans (6 ounces each) crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed
1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
2 tablespoons butter

Directions

In a large bowl, whisk together the first eight ingredients. Fold in crab.
Place the bread crumbs in a shallow dish. Drop 1/3 cup crab mixture into crumbs; shape into a 3/4-in. thick patty. Carefully turn to coat. Repeat with remaining crab mixture.
In a large skillet, cook patties in butter for 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Yield: 6 patties.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 250 calories, 13 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 150 mg cholesterol, 905 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 24 g protein.

Maryland Crab Cakes published in Country February/March 1999, p49