Grammy's Kitchen · Crab Cakes · The Best Crab Cakes
One of 32 crab cakes recipes we measured
7 cooks on www.feastingathome.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 32.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| egg | 10% | 11% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 0% | 2% |
| fat | 18% | 21% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 lb fresh, cooked Dungeness crab meat (or fresh lump crab), strained, drained WELL. |
| 50 g | 1 large egg |
| 55 g | 1/4 cup mayo |
| zest from 1 large lime, finely chopped, 2 tablespoons (or sub-lemon zest) | |
| 10 g | 2 teaspoons lime juice ( or lemon juice) |
| 6 g | 1/2-1 tablespoon fresh jalapeno, finely chopped |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon dijon mustard (or ground mustard) |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (or sub-flat-leaf parsley) |
| 37 g | 1/4 cup red bell pepper, very finely chopped, |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon pepper |
| 54 g | 1/2 cup panko- plus 1/2 cup to 1 cup more for dredging. (Panko is MUCH better than breadcrumbs here) Feel free to use GF panko. as needed for searing. |
| 36 g | 2-3 tablespoons ghee (or a blend of olive oil and butter) for searing. |
Method: 8 steps, published by www.feastingathome.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“These came out GREAT! I used lump crab because I couldn't find dungeness (don't wait until Valentine's day to search for your Valentine crab cake ingredients...)! Our Safeway did not have the pickled red cherry peppers for some reason so I made the chipotle ma” — a cook, 5.0★
“This was fantastic! Loved the very clear instructions. The vinaigrette was great and such a nice alternative to more traditional crab cake sauces. I was a little scared the lime at the end would be too acidic coupled with the vinaigrette but it was JUST what i” — a cook, 5.0★