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Oven-baked Crab Cakes with Lemon Remoulade Sauce

Oven-Baked crab cakes are rich in flavor and paired with the perfect lemon remoulade sauce. They are super easy to make and can be prepared ahead of time for the perfect appetizer. These crab cakes will cure any seafood craving.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Chilling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 29 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Crab Cakes
  • 1 Pound fresh lump crab meat
  • 1 Large Egg
  • 1/4 Cup Mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp Dijon Mustard
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 tsp Fresh Lemon Juice
  • Zest of 1/2 Lemon
  • 2 1/2 tsp Old Bay Seasoning
  • 3 tbsp Fresh Italian Parsley, Chopped
  • 1/3 cup Panko Bread Crumbs, I used Garlic and Herb Flavor
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
Lemon Remoulade Sauce:
  • 1/2 Cup Mayonnaise
  • 2 tsp Dijon Mustard
  • Zest of 1/2 Lemon
  • 1 Tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice, you can add more or less as desired
  • 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 Tbsp finely chopped Italian parsley
  • 1 Tbsp Chives, Chopped
  • 1 tsp Minced Garlic
  • 1/2 tsp Old Bay Seasoning
  • Salt and Ground Pepper to taste

Method
 

Crab Cakes:
  1. Mix the egg, mayonnaise, dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, lemon zest, parsley, and old bay seasoning.
  2. Add the crab meat and gently mix with a spatula until all the crab meat is coated.
  3. Gently fold in the breadcrumbs until the mixture starts sticking together. If it isn't sticking together, add more breadcrumbs (1/2 Tbsp at a time) until it binds.
  4. Form the crab cakes into 10-12 small/medium crab cakes. I shaped mine into balls, but you can flatten them out more or shape them how you wish here.
  5. Place the formed crab cakes on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper.
  6. Cover the crab cakes and refrigerate for 1 hour or up to 1 day.
  7. When ready to cook the crab cakes, preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
  8. Bake the crab cakes for 12-14 minutes or until golden.
  9. Serve warm with lemon remoulade sauce
Lemon Remoulade Sauce:
  1. While the crab cakes are chilling in the fridge, make the sauce.
  2. Mix together all the ingredients
  3. Cover and place in the fridge for 30 minutes to let the flavors marry together.
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