Grammy's Kitchen Β· Crab Cakes Β· Easy Crab Cakes

One of 32 crab cakes recipes we measured

Easy Crab Cakes

from www.jocooks.com

It ranks #30 of 32 for greasiness among the crab cakes recipes we compared. 455 cooks on www.jocooks.com rate it 4.5β˜….

hands-on25m
waitingnone
makes12
each$0.68
kcal93
levelintermediate

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base β€” next to the median of all 32.

this recipe typical
egg15%11%
salt1%0%
aromatics132%2%
fat20%21%

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 32 for saltiness
  • #30 of 32 for greasiness
  • #32 of 32 for crust crunch

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

340 g12 ounce crab meat
50 g1 large egg
10 g2 teaspoon lemon juice
41 g3 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce
12 g2 tablespoon parsley (fresh, chopped )
450 g3 green onions (chopped)
54 g1/2 cup breadcrumbs (I used Panko)
3 g1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
1 g1/4 teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
27 g2 tablespoon olive oil (or more, for frying)

Method: 4 steps, published by www.jocooks.com β€” open the original β†— or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

β€œGreat recipe! I started with 16 oz of crab so just added an extra small egg, used 2/3 cup of Panko which made the cakes really light, an extra tablespoon of mayo and extra portions of other ingredients. I only had a sweet onion available but chopped fine work ” β€” a cook, 5.0β˜…
β€œWe thought these were good. Easy to make. I had a pound can of crab from the seafood dept at our local grocery store. I left out sriracha because we didn’t have it. My only complaint is they sorta fell apart a bit. I probably should have used two eggs wit” β€” a cook, 4.0β˜…
← Maryland Crab CakeCrab Cakes β†’