Best Ever Crab Cakes

109 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 12 min
Ready In: 27 min

“These are the fastest, easiest crab cakes I have ever made and some of the best I have ever eaten! Serve with coarse mustard on the plate or your favorite mustard sauce.” - by LINDACHEK

Ingredients

1 egg
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
4 teaspoons lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon dried tarragon
1 tablespoon minced green onions
8 ounces crabmeat
1/2 cup crushed buttery round crackers
1 tablespoon butter

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Directions

In a medium bowl, whisk together egg, mayonnaise, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, tarragon, and scallions. Gently stir in crabmeat, being careful not to break up meat. Gradually mix in cracker crumbs, adding until desired consistency is achieved.
Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat. Form crab mixture into 4 patties. Place patties in skillet, and cook until golden brown, about 5 to 6 minutes on each side.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (4 total)

Calories
216 cal
11%

Fat
15.2 g
23%

Carbs
5.7 g
2%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (109)

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187

sandiadele

Sep. 18, 2007

"These were excellent! We are from Louisiana and have had our share of crab cakes. My husband said these were the best he has had. I made a couple of changes. I used Tony's Cacheries seasoning inst..." See moreead of tarragon and I broiled them 10 minutes each side in the oven to cut down on fat content. Great recipe!"

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FATKITTY68

Feb. 5, 2007

"Really good and easy too. I didn't have tarragon so I just used some Old Bay seasoning and it was great...." See more"

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Boog

Dec. 25, 2007

"Super good, made them for Xmas Eve party everybody loved them. Did a double batch as I had 2 /16 oz cans of crab. Didn't have tarragon replaced it with minced garlic on one batch and hot sauce on ano..." See morether, also did half lemon juice and half worcestershire, amazing! They are wet, added a little more cracker crumbs, chilled for an hour before cooking and coated them with italian bread crumbs, totaly amazing! I think the buttery crackers is the key ingredient in making these cakes taste so smooth."

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