The Crab Cake Guy

The First Family of Crab Cake Restaurants
Here is a great story on the background of some of the most famous restaurants serving crab cakes in the Baltimore area. Amazing that Linthicum’s G&M Restaurant, Timbuktu in Hanover, Romano’s in Glen Burnie and Hellas in Millersville are all part of the unofficial first family of Baltimore Crab [...]

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Introducing the Crab Dawg
Originally Posted: WTOP News.com
Here’s a story from Kristen Wyatt of the Associated Press on Crab Dawgs. According to the article…
“A Maryland version of the fair favorite- a tube of spiced crab meat rolled in pastry dough and deep-fried- is making a go at concession stands across the region. The Chesapeake [...]

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Diabetic Crab Cake Recipe
courtesy Diabetes Life www.dlifecom

Ingredients
1 pint lump white crabmeat, picked for shells
1/3 cup finely diced green bell pepper
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onion (scallion)
1 (11-ounce) can Mexi-corn, drained
1/3 cup light mayonnaise
3/4 cup Italian breadcrumbs
1 egg, beaten
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1/2 cup cornmeal
 
Directions

1. Use a large bowl, and mix the crabmeat, green pepper, green [...]

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Victim to get $25,000 in crab cake stabbing
Man ordered to pay restitution in scuffle over who was first in takeout line
By Sharahn Boykin Baltimore Sun Reporter
A 32-year-old Reisterstown man who stabbed a customer he claimed pushed ahead of him in a crabcake takeout line was ordered Wednesday to pay $25,000 restitution but will serve no [...]

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CRAB CAKE SANDWICHES WITH CAPER MAYONNAISE
courtesy Ladies’ Home Journal
Ingredients
2 slices firm white bread
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup finely chopped red sweet pepper
2 tablespoons finely chopped green onions
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 large egg
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon grainy mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground red [...]

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ATLANTA FISH MARKET CRAB CAKES
courtesy of Rachel Ray, Food Network
 
Ingredients
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons white pepper
4 teaspoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons dry mustard
4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
4 teaspoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons seafood seasoning (recommended: Old Bay)
1 1/3 cups mayonnaise
2 cups soft, white bread crumbs
4 eggs
4 pounds jumbo lump crabmeat, picked clean of all shells, see *Cook’s [...]

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Crab Cakes (mini) with Mustard Aioli
courtesy aGreatChef.com
Ingredients
12 ounces crabmeat
1/2 cup bread crumbs
2 shallots, minced
½ red bell pepper, small dice
2 large eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons light mayonnaise
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon thyme
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 scallion, thinly sliced
4c canola oil for deep frying
Instructions:
1. Combine all ingredients except scallions. Mix well. Add [...]

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The History of Crab Cakes
According to www.foodtimeline.org, food historians tell us the practice of making minced meat cakes/patties (seafood/landfood) is ancient. Minces mixed with bread/spices/fillers came about for two reasons: taste and economy. Primary evidence suggests recipes for crab-cake types dishes were introduced to the colonies by English settlers. About rissoles and croquettes.
A survey of [...]

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OLD BAY CRAB CAKES
courtesy McCormick’s Old Bay

Ingredients
2 slices white bread, crusts removed and crumbled
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons OLD BAY® Seasoning
OR OLD BAY® 30% Less Sodium Seasoning
2 teaspoons McCormick® Parsley Flakes
1/2 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard
1 egg, beaten
1 pound lump crabmeat
 
Directions
1. Mix bread, mayonnaise, Old Bay, parsley, mustard and egg in large bowl until well [...]

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