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Easy Maryland Crab Cakes

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Easy Maryland Crab Cakes

Lump crab cakes with minimal filler, pan-fried until golden. Mixing the crab meat gently rather than stirring vigorously keeps those prized lumps intact instead of breaking them down into a paste.

Total time
30 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
10 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
American
high-protein

Ingredients

500glump crab meat
1/2 cup / 1/2 cupbreadcrumbs and mayonnaise
2 tbspold bay seasoning

Instructions

1

Gently mix crab meat with breadcrumbs, mayonnaise and old bay.

2

Be careful not to break up the lumps of crab as you mix.

3

Shape into patties, chill 20 minutes.

4

Pan-fry in butter until golden, about 4 minutes per side.

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