Baked Crab Cakes with Jalapeno Old Bay Tartar Sauce
Easy Baked Crab cakes made with lump crab meat are a great appetizer or main dish for dinner made even easier by baking them in a muffin pan. Serve with a spicy cool Old Bay tartar sauce for a dish to remind you of the ocean!
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Servings: 10
Ingredients
Baked Crab Cakes
- 8 ounces lump crab meat
- 1/2 stalk celery finely diced
- 1/2 small onion finely diced
- 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
- 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
- 1 egg beaten lightly
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 3/4 cup breadcrumbs
- Lemon wedges for serving
Old Bay Tartar Sauce
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon pickled jalapeno minced fine
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
- 1 tablespoon capers drained and minced fine
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Spray your mini muffin pan with non-stick pray.
- Mix all of the ingredients for the crab cakes in a bowl being careful not to overwork the mixture. You want the crabmeat in chunks.
- Press the mixture into a mini muffin pan. You will fill 20 spaces.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- While the crab cakes are baking, make your Old Bay tartar sauce.
- Mix all the ingredients for the Old Bay tartar sauce in a small bowl.
- Keep chilled until ready to serve.
- When the crab cakes are finished baking, remove the muffin pan from the oven.
- Let them cool for a minute or so before continuing.
- Run a knife around the edges of the crab cakes to loosen them from the muffin pan. Be careful not to cut or break the crab cakes.
- Serve on a platter with Old Bay tartar sauce and lemon wedges!
Notes
- If you can't find Maryland crabs, try King crab or Dungeness crabs.
- Substitute Saltine cracker crumbs for the bread crumbs.
- Make them slightly larger in regular muffin pans.
- Free form them onto a prepared sheet sheet if you prefer.
- Use an ice cream scoop to make them uniform in shape and size.
- A sprinkle of fresh dill adds a ton of flavor to the sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 142kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 408mg | Potassium: 109mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 165IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg
