Grammy's Kitchen · Crab Cakes · Crab Cakes
One of 32 crab cakes recipes we measured
from tastesbetterfromscratch.com
It ranks #3 of 32 for tenderness among the crab cakes recipes we compared. 64 cooks on tastesbetterfromscratch.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 32.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| egg | 19% | 11% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 2% | 2% |
| fat | 49% | 21% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 pound lump crab meat* |
| 74 g | 1/2 cup bell pepper ((yellow, red, or a little of both), diced) |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs (, separated) |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning |
| 28 g | 2 Tablespoons mayonnaise |
| 3 g | 1 clove garlic (, minced) |
| 6 g | 1 Tablespoon fresh cilantro (, chopped) |
| salt and freshly ground black pepper (, to taste (1/4-1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper)) | |
| 32 g | 1/4 cup cornstarch |
| 14 g | 1 Tablespoon olive oil |
| panko bread crumbs | |
| 220 g | 1 cup mayonnaise |
| 12 g | 2 Tablespoons chives (, finely chopped) |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic (, minced) |
| 10 g | 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon chipotle chili powder |
| salt and freshly ground black pepper |
Method: 7 steps, published by tastesbetterfromscratch.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I grew up near the ocean which turned me into a crab cake snob. Now that I no longer live near the ocean, I have yet been able to find crab cakes living up to my very high standards - not even in those pricey high end "Sea Food Restaurants". When I discove” — a cook, 5.0★
“Per my family, these are the best! I'm allergic to crab, but I wanted to make something special in addition to the other traditional Thanksgiving dishes and everyone LOVED them! The directions were super easy and most of the ingredients were already in my fri” — a cook, 5.0★