Best Broiled Crab Cakes Recipes

BROILED CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Combine lemon dill sauce ingredients and chill.
• Saute the scallions, garlic, and parsley in a tablespoon of melted butter over medium heat until wilted.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs, worcestershire sauce, dijon mustard, salt, pepper, 1/2 cup cracker crumbs, grated parmesan, and mayonnaise. Fold in the crabmeat. Shape into 8 crab cakes and coat in remaining cracker crumbs. Place crab cakes on a buttered baking pan. Melt butter and mix with lemon juice. Drizzle 1/2 of lemon butter over crab cakes.
• Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Drizzle remaining lemon butter over crab cakes and broil for 2 minutes until slightly browned.
• Serve with Lemon Dill Sauce.

BROILED CRAB CAKES WITH CHIVE AND CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix first 7 ingredients in medium bowl. Add crabmeat; toss. Fold in 1 cup breadcrumbs. Season with pepper. Mix in yolks.
• Place 2 cups breadcrumbs on plate. Using 1 tablespoon crab mixture for each, form 1-inch-diameter patties. Coat each crab cake with breadcrumbs. Cover; chill at least 1 hour. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
• Position rack 6 inches below broiler and preheat broiler. Brush 2 baking sheets with oil. Arrange crab cakes on baking sheets, spacing evenly. Broil until golden brown and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. (Can be cooked 30 minutes before serving. Keep warm in 300°F. oven.)
• Transfer crab cakes to platter. Top each with dollop of sauce and basil sprig.

CRAB CAKES, BROILED OR PAN FRIED

Steps:

• 1. Prepare the crabmeat by gently separating it in a large bowl. Remove any shells that you come across.At this stage cover the crab and put it in the fridge to stay cool In a separate bowl combine all the other igredients. Fold the crabmeat into the breadcrumb mixture trying not to overwork the recipe.
• 2. At this point you can cover the mixture and put it in the fridge until you're ready to cook them or form them into cakes.
• 3. I have for years fried them in 4 to 5 tbls. salted butter, but recently I broiled them and they were fabulous. I also cut out 400-500 calories from the butter , not to mention the reduction in cholesteral. I also left out the Old Bay and found them to be very elegant fare with just the delicate crab flavor.

QUICK POTATO CHIP CRAB CAKES (BROILED)

Steps:

• Heat broiler.
• In a medium bowl, finely crush the potato chips.
• Add the crabmeat, tarter sauce, mustard, and pepper and stir to combine.
• Form mixture into 6 patties and place on parchment paper or foil lined baking sheet.
• Top each with a pat of butter and broil until browned, 1-2 minutes.
• Serve with lemon wedges.

CRAB CAKES, CREAMY, BROILED

Steps:

• Combine all except crab, and mix very well. Gently stir in crab. Divide among 4 little gratin dishes. Sprinkle top with few bread crumbs, paprika, nd dots of butter. Partially cook in microwave, then broil in oven til top is brown.