The Famous Maryland Crab Cake

A crab cake, as the name implies, is made of crab meat and other ingredients such as crumbs

, mayo, eggs, some even include yellow onions for added tanginess, and other seasonings like red or green pepper, or pink radishes. These crab cakes can be baked, sauted, broiled, smoked, or grilled, and then served as appetizers or desserts. They are sometimes accompanied with sauce, like mustard, ketchup, remoulade, or tartar sauce. It originated from Maryland, the Chesapeake Bay, to be exact, and in the city of Baltimore. A piece of trivia: they are the National Food of Preakness Stakes, which is the 2nd Jewel of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, a horse race that happens on the 3rd Saturday of May every year. This Maryland crab cake, without a doubt, is an American dish.

Originally, there are the two most widely known styles of a Maryland crab cake; the Boardwalk, which is stuffed of various sorts, breaded and deep-fried, and served on a hamburger bun. The restaurant, which is made of all-lump crab meat, without any filler, and commonly served on platters, are also referred to as gourmet crab cakes. They are normally the ones seen on TV or movies being served in classy restaurants. These crab cakes differ in size, not bigger than an ordinary small cookie and can go as huge as a hamburger. The secret ingredient is Ritz or butter crackers crumbed as breading to make the ideal binder.

But what is it really that makes a perfect Maryland crab cake? They say it is made up of a natural Maryland crab meat, mixed with crab fat and mustard, string mustard that is, and then avoid using too much binder. Any kind of crab can be used; however, they say that the perfect, traditional, and best-tasting one is the blue crabs who are natives of the Chesapeake Bay. Topped off with what they call Old Bay which is the appropriate mixture of fresh lemon and Worcestershire sauce. Other smoked crab cakes are done over smoked fruit woods so that it adds a smoked taste to it. And Voila! It is ready.

It is indeed a given that these crab cakes are known for its uniqueness, lets face it, who makes crabs for cakes? To think about just the idea of it is so uncommon and not a lot of people would be attracted when they first hear about it. A combination of crab meat, bread crumbs, onions, pepper and all that stuff that might not look so good if you mix them up in your head. Most people would rather go for a brownie or butterscotch. But really, to taste, is to believe. You might have had a lot of cakes in your life but this one is truly something that your taste buds will ask for more. On a quiet night by the porch, crab cakes and a 12-year old bottle of wine while listening to your favorite tune is an exact definition of perfection.

by: Susan J Morris

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