Best way to bind crab cakes
What is the best way to bind crab cakes? I cannot, ever, use any kind of flour or breadcrumbs, no even NG flour/bread; no bread, cracker, flour G or NG.
Would just an egg or egg white be enough to bind the crab cake?
Best Answer
It probably depends on how you’re planning on cooking your crab cakes.
There’s a style of Maryland crab cakes that are baked or broiled (top heat only) in an oven that don’t require as much binder as you don’t need to flip them or need them to hold together in a fryer.
For this style, it might be bound with just egg, or a mix of egg and mayonnaise.
Here are some example recipes:
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How do you get crab cakes to stick together?
Chilling the patties for at least 1 hour (or up to 24 hours) before frying helps them stay together when they cook. The eggs and mayonnaise act as a binder, but a filler is also important to help hold the patties together when they cook. Saltine cracker crumbs make the best filler for crab cakes.How do you make crab cakes not fall apart?
Epicurious says that one of the best ways to prevent your crab cakes from falling apart while they're cooking is to put them in the refrigerator first. They recommend covering the uncooked crab cakes with plastic wrap and chilling them for one to three hours before popping them in the oven (or the fryer).What can you use instead of breadcrumbs in crab cakes?
Our family uses saltine cracker instead of bread crumbs to act as a binder. We use just enough to hold the crab together to form a cake.OUR FAVORITE CRAB CAKES RECIPE + DIPPING SAUCE
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