The Cheapest and Easiest Crab Cakes Ever | But Cheaper

Joshua Weissman shows you the easiest and cheapest way to cook perfectly chonky crab cakes with a creamy French remoulade.

Prep
25 minutes
Cook
15 minutes
Total
40 minutes
Serves
8
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Ingredients

Crab:

  • 1.5 lbs Dungeness crab
  • 1 lb pre-picked crab

Cakes:

  • ½ cup (110 grams) mayonnaise
  • 1 Tbsp (15 grams) mustard (dijon)
  • 1 Tbsp (15 grams) Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 Tbsp (10 grams) hot sauce
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp (5 grams) sea salt
  • Black pepper
  • 1 large egg
  • ¾ cup (45 grams) panko bread crumbs (or crushed saltine crackers)
  • ¼ cup (60 milliliters) oil (canola or peanut)

French Remoulade:

  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 Tbsp (10 grams) dijon mustard
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Kosher salt
  • Pepper
  • ¾ cup (180 milliliters) neutral-tasting oil
  • 3.5 Tbsp (35 grams) chopped pickles
  • 1 finely chopped shallot
  • 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
  • 2 anchovies filet
  • ½ bunch of finely chopped chives

Directions

Crab Cakes: 

  1. In a medium-size bowl, add ½ cup of mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon of mustard, 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce, 2 teaspoons of hot sauce, the zest of 1 lemon, 1 teaspoon of sea salt, black pepper to taste, and whisk together until thoroughly combined.
  2. Once whisked together, whisk in 1 large egg then toss in the crab meat and carefully fold it together.
  3. Once mixed together, add in ¾ cup of panko bread crumbs and mix together.
  4. Form the crab mixture into 8 even patties and place onto a plastic wrap lined rimmed baking sheet.
  5. In a 12” skillet, add in ¼ cup of oil for frying and place over the stove set to medium-high.
  6. Once the oil is shimmering, add in the crab cakes in batches then frying for 3-4 minutes or until crispy golden brown. Flip and shallow fry for an additional 3-4 minutes.
  7. Remove from plate and let drain on a plate

French Remoulade:

  1. In a medium-size bowl, add in 1 egg yolk, 2 teaspoons of dijon mustard, the juice of 1 lemon, salt, and pepper to taste, and whisk together.
  2. While continuously whisking, slowly stream in ¾ cup of neutral-tasting oil.
  3. Once everything is mixed together and emulsified, add in 3.5 tablespoons of finely chopped pickles, 1 finely chopped shallot, 2 crushed cloves of garlic chopped together with 2 anchovy filets and a little salt smoothed out using the back of a knife until a smooth paste has formed, along with half a bunch of finely chopped chives, and salt and pepper to taste. Whisk until thoroughly combined.