Baked Crab Cakes

The blue crabs - so called because the under side of their claws is blue - from Chesapeake bay are excellent for cooking. To make it more authentic, prepare this recipe with freshly cooked or canned blue crab meat.

Maryland Baked Crab Cakes

There are many ways to cook a crab in Maryland. Soups, salads, breakfast dishes and tasty main courses are made with crab, but crab cakes are probably the best known dish of all Maryland. The problem is that there are more than one recipe and it is difficult to choose.

Ingredients

USA   4   scallions, washed and sliced   1/2   green pepper, chopped   2 tsp    olive oil   2 Tbs    sliced roasted red peppers   2/3 cup    bread crumbs   1 pinch    paprika     salt     pepper   1 Tbs    finely chopped parsley   1 lb    flaked crab meat   3-4 Tbs    mayonnaise

Metric   4   scallions, washed and sliced   1/2   green pepper, chopped   30 ml    olive oil   50 g   sliced roasted red peppers   75 g     bread crumbs   1 pinch    paprika     salt     pepper   1 Tbs    finely chopped parsley   500 g   flaked crab meat   45-60 ml     mayonnaise

Procedure

1. Preheat the oven to 450°F (230°C). Rub butter in a 9-inch square baking pan. Set aside.
2. Heat olive oil in a skillet over a medium heat. Sauté scallions and chopped green peppers for 2-3 minutes. Add roasted peppers and cook until green peppers are soft and scallions translucent.
3. Place paprika, parsley and bread crumbs in a small blow. Season with salt and pepper and mix well. Place 1 Tbs into a large bowl and set the rest aside.
4. Add sauteed scallions and peppers together with the crab meat to the 1 Tbs seasoned bread crumbs. Pour in the mayonnaise and stir to mix. Form into 4 cakes.
5. Coat the cakes on all sides with the reserved seasoned bread crumbs. Place cakes on the coated baking pan and bake on the center rack for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
   

Servings: 4 Yiled:about 4 large cakes or 6 small ones. Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 12-15 minutes.   Nutrition facts Serving size: 1 serving Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet. Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

Amount Per Serving       Calories   279.40   Calories From Fat (27%)   74.93       % Daily Value Total Fat 8.60g   13%   Saturated Fat 1.48g   7%   Cholesterol 103.79mg   35%   Sodium 960.87mg   40%   Potassium 895.09mg   26%   Carbohydrates 27.53g   9%   Dietary Fiber 8.67g   35%   Sugar 2.17g       Sugar Alcohols 0.00g       Net Carbohydrates 18.86g       Protein 27.69g   55%

Cooking Tips

• Get a live crab and cook it in plenty of boiling salted water or order a crab already cooked from the fish counter at the grocery store. Picke the meat, including the claws, and discard the shell.
• If you use canned crabe meat, don't forget to check for shell pieces as they get sometimes mixed with the lumps of meat.