The White House Maryland Crab Cakes
Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 2:03PM
Margot in The White House Maryland Crab Cakes, seafood

I got this recipe for Maryland Style Crab Cakes from an old White House cookbook someone loaned me.  The recipe calls for a white sauce which makes a more stable binder, unlike prepared mayonnaise, which breaks down and gets greasy when cooked. 

Use the best fresh picked crab meat you can find, and handle it as little as possible to keep the it from becoming tough.  I don’t make this with anything that comes out of can.  

I make the sauce a day in advance and refrigerate for convenience and ease of handling, just pat any condensation dry with a paper towel before proceeding.  I also make the crab cakes several hours earlier, and then sauté right from the refrigerator.  You should get about 14 crab cakes, and two would make a meal.

Binder Sauce   

2 Tbs unsalted butter
1 Tbs minced shallots
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 Tbs flour
1 cup milk
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 Tbs lemon fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 tsp Dijon prepared mustard
1 tsp Tabasco Sauce                 
1 Tbs Worcester sauce
1 tsp Old Bay seasoning

For the crab cakes:

1 lb jumbo lump crab meat
1 lb back fin crab meat
2 cups panko or homemade soft breadcrumbs
Butter for sauteing

One Day in Advance, Make the Sauce

Make the Crab Cakes:

 

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