Easy Crab Cakes with Panko

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Easy crab cakes with panko make for a restaurant-quality meal you can prepare at home, served with lemon wedges, cocktail sauce, or tartar sauce and paired with a salad.

Ingredients

1/3 cup mayonnaise
1 large egg, beaten
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 pound cooked jumbo lump crabmeat, drained and picked over for shells
3/4 cup panko bread crumbs
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons canola oil, or more as needed

Directions

1 Whisk mayonnaise, egg, Dijon, Worcestershire, and hot sauce together in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
2 Mix crabmeat, panko, and parsley together in a medium bowl. Gently fold in mayonnaise mixture. Form into 8 patties.
3 Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add patties in batches and cook until golden brown and crisp, 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels. Repeat with remaining patties, adding more oil as needed.