Best Super Rich Virginia Crab Cakes Recipes

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SUPER-RICH VIRGINIA CRAB CAKES



Super-Rich Virginia Crab Cakes image

Excellent crab cake recipe! Could be used as a main course or an appetizer. Taken from Gourmet Magazine, Feburary, 1995 issue and presented by Jessica B. Harris.

Provided by Bev I Am

Categories     Crab

Time 30m

Yield 24 small crab cakes

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups backfin crab meat, picked over
1 cup fresh breadcrumb
2 large eggs
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 dash hot sauce
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
2 teaspoons grated onions
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Steps:

  • In a bowl, combine crab meat and bread crumbs.
  • In a small bowl, whisk eggs well and add cream, whisking.
  • Add cream mixture, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, onion and salt and pepper to taste to crab mixture and combine well.
  • In large heavy skillet, heat 1 tbs butter over moderate heat until foam subsides and into it drop half of crab mixture by tablespoons.
  • Cook crab cakes until golden brown, about 2 minutes, on each side, and repeat with remaining tablespoon butter and crab mixture.
  • Serve crab cakes warm.
  • Makes 24 crab cakes.

SUPER-RICH VIRGINIA CRAB CAKES



Super-Rich Virginia Crab Cakes image

Provided by Jessica B. Harris

Categories     Milk/Cream     Cocktail Party     Crab     Pan-Fry     Gourmet

Yield 24 small crab cakes

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups backfin crab meat (about 3/4 pound), picked over
1 cup fresh bread crumbs
2 large eggs
1/2 cup heavy cream
a dash of hot sauce, or to taste
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
2 teaspoons grated onion
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Steps:

  • In a bowl, combine crab meat and bread crumbs. In a small bowl, whisk eggs well and add cream, whisking. Add cream mixture, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, onion and salt and pepper to taste to crab mixture and combine well.
  • In a large heavy skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter over moderate heat until foam subsides and into it drop half of crab mixture by tablespoons. Cook crab cakes until golden brown, about 2 minutes, on each side, and repeat with remaining tablespoon butter and crab mixture. Serve crab cakes warm.

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