Easiest Way to Make Appetizing Chesapeake Crab Cakes

Chesapeake Crab Cakes.

You can have Chesapeake Crab Cakes using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chesapeake Crab Cakes

1. You need 1 lb of Lump Crab Meat.
2. Prepare 3 tbsp of Old Bay Seasoning.
3. You need 2 of Eggs.
4. You need 1 tbsp of Lemon Juice.
5. It's 1 tsp of Dry Mustard.
6. Prepare 1 cup of diced onion.
7. Prepare 3 cup of Crushed Ritz Crackers.
8. Prepare 1 of Vegtable Oil.

Chesapeake Crab Cakes instructions

1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl.
2. Saute onions in 1tsp of butter until translucent.
3. Crush approx a sleeve of Ritz crackers w/ a mallet.
4. Add sauted onions and crackers to the crabmeat mixture and mix by hand.
5. To make perfect patties press mixed crabmeat into a 1/4 measuring cup.
6. Should make about 13 patties and refrigerate for 15 min.
7. Preheat vegatable oil until 350°F.
8. Cook patties for about 2 min each side or deep fry until golden brown.