Where to go for Crab Cakes (live, fishing, regulations)

[gentlearts]

Originally Posted by ellie

Haven't eaten in the Distillery. It was too loud in there, so we left. Never went back.

But their crab cakes are VERY crabby.

[ellie]

Originally Posted by gentlearts

but their crab cakes are very crabby.

lol!

[pink caddy]

when crab cakes are crummy I get crabby.

[masonbauknight]

Where you DON'T go for crab cakes is Tybee Island. I won't name the two places where I had crab cakes, but their CCs were overpriced and overbreaded. Not much crab in the cake, and very pricey. Too bad that so many eateries on Tybee (not all, but almost all) are tourist traps with terrible food. Stick to Savannah.

[mcdades23]

If you want good crab cakes check out Seaside Restaurant in Glen Burnie, MARYLAND!

Seriously though, how are crab cakes traditionally prepared/cooked in the Savannah area?

[ellie]

We have something called deviiled crab. Is that the same as Maryland crab cakes?

The recipe varies but it typically contains crab, butter, sautéed onion and bell pepper, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne, dry mustard, bread crumbs, and some sort of moist binder like cream or egg. It's often baked in the empty crab shell.

Some people are more elaborate, but I think it needs these ingredients to taste right.

How ' bout yours?

[Padgett2]

Originally Posted by ellie

We have something called deviiled crab. Is that the same as Maryland crab cakes?

The recipe varies but it typically contains crab, butter, sautéed onion and bell pepper, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne, dry mustard, bread crumbs, and some sort of moist binder like cream or egg. It's often baked in the empty crab shell.

Some people are more elaborate, but I think it needs these ingredients to taste right.

How ' bout yours?

That's about what I would suppose a crab cake would be. The quanity of the crab is what makes the difference. The best would have about 90% crab with 10% 'fixins'. The worse would have about 10% imported from goodness know where-meat with the rest mostly bread crumbs.

( I wouldn't use the dry mustard or cayenne in mine!) Fresh local crab is not available all year, but it's the best.

[ellie]

Originally Posted by Padgett2

That's about what I would suppose a crab cake would be. The quanity of the crab is what makes the difference. The best would have about 90% crab with 10% 'fixins'. The worse would have about 10% imported from goodness know where-meat with the rest mostly bread crumbs.

( I wouldn't use the dry mustard or cayenne in mine!) Fresh local crab is not available all year, but it's the best.

LOL, the mustard and cayenne are the "deviled" part!

Remember William's Seafood? I always liked their deviled crab.

[mcdades23]

Well, now I know not to order crab cakes at any restaurant. Onions and Peppers? Its not a cheesesteak.

[ellie]

Originally Posted by mcdades23

Well, now I know not to order crab cakes at any restaurant. Onions and Peppers? Its not a cheesesteak.

Yeah, I see. Maryland crab cakes are an entirely different animal. Vive la différence!