Add a steamer insert and bring the liquid to a boil over high heat. I also add some zest and sweetness to these cake with a little green onion, lemon juice, and red pepper. Combine the beer and vinegar with 1 cup of water in a very large pot. If a crab cake could be iconic, in my humble crab cake-loving opinion, it would be one made with blue crab and Old Bay. Everything else is crab, crab and more crab.īeyond the blue crab, the defining characteristic of a Maryland style crab cake is the zesty flavor of Old Bay seasoning. Blah! Any filler in my crab cakes is there for the sole purpose of adding flavor. In addition to being kind on a cook’s wallet, homemade crab cakes have the promise of no pointless filler.
At about a quarter of the cost, everyone can eat crab cakes with reckless abandon (and without me cringing and running to protect my wallet). Let me just say, however, that if we were to treat all ten people to a crab cake dinner at a restaurant it would cost a small fortune… And it’s soon to be 11 this November, with baby Simple Seasonal on the way! That’s where making our own starts to sound more appealing. There’s nothing more befitting than Maryland Style Blue Crab Cakes while on vacation in O.C. It’s become a tradition for my husband and I to make a crab cake feast on one of those nights. The cooks in my family ensure that it also involves some pretty darn good food! Our trip involves relaxing on the beach in the beautiful late summer weather, of course, and each night features family meals around a large wooden table with lively conversation. In my family it’s universally accepted that a good crab cake is pretty much one of the yummiest things a person can eat.Įvery September, my WHOLE family (husband, kids, parents, sisters, grandparents) pack into a caravan of 3 cars and make our journey from Philadelphia down to Ocean City, Maryland for a week of beach bliss. Lots and lots of crab and ZERO pointless filler! Maryland Style Blue Crab Cakes – Finally, a crab cake recipe that everyone can get behind.
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