Paleo Maryland Crab Cakes

Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

This Maryland crab cake recipe uses uses nutty almond flour for the breading.

Ingredients

1 large egg
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 1/2 teaspoons seafood seasoning, such as Old Bay™
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
ground black pepper to taste
1 pound jumbo lump crabmeat
1/4 cup almond flour
1 tablespoon minced red bell pepper
2 teaspoons sliced green onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1/3 cup almond flour

Directions

1 Whisk egg, mayonnaise, seafood seasoning, Dijon, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, lemon juice, and pepper together in a bowl.
2 Place crabmeat into a separate bowl; add mayonnaise mixture and gently mix with your hands to combine. Mix in 1/4 cup almond flour, bell pepper, green onion, and parsley. Form mixture into six round cakes.
3 Dredge each cake in remaining 1/3 cup almond flour and place onto a parchment-lined sheet pan. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
4 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
5 Bake crab cakes, uncovered, in the preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.