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killerbees

that settles it. i need a kitchen.

nice recipe. i love crab cakes. there are a lot of recipes floating around out there too and it's fun to tweak them and come up with your own. the last time i made crabcakes was probably about five years ago but i seem to remember something about pan-frying them with a mixture of olive oil and butter... something about the flavor of butter but the burning point of oil?

crabs, crab cakes and old bay seasoning were some of the few perks of growing up next-door to maryland.

Timber

Using olive oil and butter is delicious but not cost effective enough in my case. If you clarify the butter first you can raise the heat threshold to the point of being able to fry in pure buttery goodness. I envy the lobsters in your neck of the woods but I'd kill for some Oregon crab (dungeness) here.

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Chuckycheese

I'm going to try your recipe. They look absolutely great!! Thanks for the recipe and great pictures.

And, yeah, dungeness crab is the best!

CSFFan

Dungeness crab is from Washington state.....personally the best crab I've ever eaten. One of my favs to do was crab stuffed mushrooms....a tasty little treat.

friscofrankie

California
dunno how far south they go, but SF has its share as well

CSFFan

Fook..I hate it when the crabs go south!

friscofrankie

Harbor-master's office at Boston Harbor had the biggest dungeness crab I've ever seen, shellacked and preserved, on the wall. Would have been a meal for three good sized appetites easily. He had a sign on it; called it a "King" crab, it wasn't. But it had a span to equal one.
Sure did love the food you could pull out of the sound

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El Gibbon

In another life, while working in Silicon Valley, my boss to me out "for crab". Some ritzy titsy suburb just south of San Jose. Flocking crab (stuffed) came on a platter, flock me no way could I consume it in one sitting. Have to admit Dungeness is the best crab in the world.

E. G.

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Marmite the Dog

When did Dungeness move from Kent?

Timber

Made a new batch tonight. Best I've ever made. Followed the same recipe, but added about 1 head of garlic mashed into a paste to the mix along with about 1/3 cup aioli. The flavor was great, I ate one 10 minutes ago, still have the taste in my mouth and its all I can do to not eat the whole lot of them.

SomchaiDriver

Just wondering besides crab cakes what can pulled crab meat be used to make ?

I know only of a crab meat type salad based in a light mayonnaise style dressing.

friscofrankie

^Crab puffs?
Cream cheese & Crab (50/50 or so) green onion, parsley, garlic.
crab must be dry. Mix well in a bowl take a small spoonful seal in won ton sheet. Make mess of 'em.
deep fry.
Love 'em dipped in that red chili/garlic sauce

SEA Traveler

I do enjoy dungeness crab but IMHO Khun Gibbion, saying that "dungeness is the best crab in the world" has yet to be determined and probably a little short sighted if the "Maryland Hard Shelled Crab" steamed in beer with rock salt and Old Bay Seasoning has not been tried.

CIAO!

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El Gibbon

LOL quite true, have had same quite a bit on business travels to Chesapeake Bay area. Shall stand by my rating however. A great crab cook-off between the two would be a can't miss on my part. Maryland Hard Shells come in a very close second on my palate.

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E. G.