Red Lobster's Maryland Style Crab Cakes

By Booper-2

Straight from the Red Lobster site (not a clone or copy cat)...
Dense yet flaky, firm yet delicate, Maryland crab cakes are a seaside staple. Serve them a’ la carte, in a sandwich or beside a salad.

Ingredients

• 1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon onion, minced
• 1 tablespoon celery, diced
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 whole egg
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
• 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 lb lump crabmeat
• 2 tablespoons oil, for sauting

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 21mins
Adapted from red.food.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 1.In a large stainless-steel bowl, combine all ingredients except crab meat and bread crumbs. 2 2.Using gloved hands, gently mix in crab meat, then add bread crumbs. 3 3.Spread a thin layer of plain bread crumbs on your work surface. 4 4.Form crab mixture into equal balls, approximately two inches in diameter. Place on crumbs. 5 5.Gently flatten the ball of crab mixture and round the edges. Form cakes about one-half inch thick and three inches round. Refrigerate. 6 6.In a sauté pan, melt 2 tablespoons of oil until hot. Gently slide in crab cakes 2 at a time. 7 7.Brown on one side approximately two-to-three minutes. Turn and brown on the other side. Turn down heat to simmer and cook crab cakes another 5-8 minutes. 8 Chef's Tip:. 9 While you may be tempted to increase the amount of bread crumbs used, you’ll receive the best sauté results with the thin layer as described above.