Maryland Style Crab Cake Recipe

Ingredients: 

For the dressing: 

• Two (2) eggs  
• Two (2) teaspoons of salt  
• One (1) teaspoon of cayenne pepper  
• One (1) cup finely ground onion  

For the cakes 

• One (1) pound blue claw crab meat  
• One (1) pound blue crab lump meat  
• Four (4) ounces saltine cracker crumbs  
• One and one fourth (1 ¼) cups dressing  

Preparation: 

For dressing: 

1. Mix together all ingredients with a wire whip until smooth.  

For the cake: 

1. Put together the crumbs, crab meat and dressing together. Use your hands and do it until it is moist.  
2. Place about four ounces of the mixture and mold them into round cake shapes. Wrap them in wax paper and refrigerate for two hours before cooking.  
3. Sauté with butter then serve.  

This recipe makes around 12-13 cakes. Serve it with mild tasting fish like tilapia or scampi. It also tastes very good by itself. The flavor of the cake grows with time so refrigerate it for 3-5 days before serving in order to bring out its finest flavor.

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