How To Cook Crab Cake

What comes to your mind when you think of cakes? Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, isn’t it? However, aren’t you bored of these traditional varieties? Do you want a change? If yes, then here’s a respite - a crab cake!! Crab cake is a very popular American dish made of crabmeat, eggs, milk, mayonnaise, yellow onions, breadcrumbs and seasonings. In fact, the dish is traditionally associated with the cities of Baltimore and Maryland. There are different ways and techniques of preparing crab cakes. Boardwalk and Restaurant are two common forms of crab cakes prepared in Maryland. The meat for making the cake can be taken from any species of crab available locally, but normally, blue crab meat and the endemic Dungeness crab are preferred above others. The two most common styles of preparing crab cakes are deep-frying and baking. These cakes are often prepared with no filler and are made of all-lump crabmeat, mixed with other ingredients, such as parsley, onions, eggs, and seasoning. Traditionally, the meat of blue crab is considered the best for this lip-smacking dish, albeit you can use crabs of any species. Preparing this dish is quite simple, provided you follow the instructions step by step. Given below are the two common methods used for preparing crab cakes.