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Crispy Crab Cakes with Roasted Red Pepper & Garlic Aioli

From The Barking Crab, a stalwart restaurant on Boston’s waterfront, these classic crab cakes are full of sweet meat and just enough crumbs.

Crispy Crab Cakes with Roasted Red Pepper & Garlic Aioli

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Photo Credit : Katherine Keenan

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  1. Hmmm…that is an awful lot of filling for a “crab” cake. Of course I am from Maryland so maybe our crabs taste better and we don’t need to put a bunch of stuff in our cakes to make them edible! 🙂

    1. I won’t let your sour comment sour my day. Try to enjoy life and spread some positive energy.

      1. Personally I can go either way on crab cakes. I do like the New England style as there is a really good mix of flavors. However the Blue Crab is one of those treats best by its self. Kind of like the old arguments on lobster. Go to Maine and tell them how it’s done in Maryland. That’s the wonderful world of food we have been blessed with. So many different ways to prepare our food and such great selections. Course I am one of those that love to eat and can appreciate any meal based on the local customs. Bon Appetit

  2. Two cups of bread crumbs is what stands out. I always thought that the idea was to use the best lump crabmeat you could afford and just enough bread crumbs to prevent them from falling apart. This recipe, which it probably is delicious, is almost 1/4 cup per crab cake.

  3. I agree wholeheartedly with Carrie.. there is crab and then there is Maryland blue crab. Born and raised in Maryland everyone knows it’s about the crab not the breadcrumbs. Crab cakes in the Northeast as just OK, not mouthwatering to die for.

    1. I have had MD crabs, bought in a restaurant, loaded with spices, Can’t tell if there was any meat. I have caught Blue Shell Crab in Alabama and devoured them. So good, didn’t need to spice them. Just add whatever seasoning in the boil and go for it. Those that harp on MD crabs, haven’t judged Crabs form many other places. I have crab traps and easily get 2-3 5 gallon buckets of them in a short time in the summer. Not so many in the colder time time of the year, but still get them.

  4. Fine for New England, but for those of you who want a more Maryland style crab cake, make them any way you want to, but Maryland crab cakes usually leave out the celery, garlic, and tarragon, and do include Old Bay Seasoning, but may have the same number of ingredients adding such things as eggs, and mayonnaise, and less breading, which could be crackers. There are thousands of different recipes. Have fun with them.

  5. Crab cakes Maryland crab cakes or any crab cakes is delish, no matter where! Everyone has preference and difference taste buds! Be lucky to be able to eat any food and count it as a blessing! Other countries or places are not as lucky to be able to have a good meal! Stay blessed and humble ya’ll!

  6. Finally, a receipt without eggs. For those of us with allergies, these receipies are much appreciated. Now anyone have a recipe made for cold crab cakes with no egg or Mayo? Listen up restaurant owners. A good menu item. Only found one in Washington Deppt CT years ago.

  7. having been a personal chef … I would cut the bread crumbs by half and add an egg. Sounds like a generally good recipe…there are many.