Make Fresh Crab Cakes at Home With a Whole Crab | Good Recipes

[@CitizenSniiiips]

Mate I don't think it can be said enough how grea it is having you put Australia and NZ on the map when it comes to excellent quality food and cooking. Makes me so happy seeing you represent us and our awesome food culture. Would love to see you do a couple of brunch themed recipes because let's be honest, it's what we do best

[@dylanauker4031]

Can you please, please tell me one thing. How do y’all say “started” and how did that become what it is?

[@CKxperience]

NZ better

[@elviraroth5533]

Andy is a national treasure. Protect him at all costs.🙂

[@MinhieeMinhstaa]

Someone sponsor this man already.

[@GeneralSamov]

Also Iain Hewitson

[@riaanmulder778]

I just want to say thank you. Out of all the chefs I follow, you are the only one that gives gluten free alternatives. Its hugely appreciated. Most you-tube chefs don't take the time. Thank you.

[@TenderheartPC]

I grew up in Maryland, a US state known for its crab cakes and blue crabs. It's actually where the Old Bay spice blend comes from (It was originally made in Baltimore before McCormick acquired it). It's a huge part of our local culture and most of us tend to be purists who dislike excessive filler. As someone who is generally judgemental on this particular subject, I have to say you did a very good job. Props for making homemade mayo. It's such a simple thing and it does make a difference. I will preface the following suggestions by saying that not everyone in MD makes theirs exactly the same way and many people are super opinionated (and in some cases secretive) about their preferred recipe. With that in mind, here are a few differences in how many of us Marylanders approach ours: -We use blue crabs which are smaller but have have an amazingly buttery and sweet flavor. This is a must. Fresh crabs (like you used) are best but if you are buying pre-picked crab meat the best is jumbo lump if you can afford it. -We would definitely omit the chili paste. Truth be told though, chili paste in crab cakes sounds delicious. -Many of us prefer to used crushed crackers (such as saltines) rather than prepackaged breadcrumbs. The crackers are less crunchy and have more flavor. If anyone wants to try this method, keep in mind that the crackers are salted and adjust your seasoning accordingly. -We most commonly (but not always) bake ours instead of pan frying. We form them into a ball rather than a patty. Some folks brush theirs with a little butter before popping them in the oven. -We tend to pair ours with some fresh squeezed lemon. Some folks do use tartar sauce or coctail sauce, but it really doesn't need it. In my opinion, the lemon adds a little acidity and brightness that doesn't distract from the crab, which is the main star of the show. If you ever want to try making our style of crabcake I'd be really interested to see what you think. I'll admit that I'm biased when I say they're the best. Just be prepared... if you say its a "Maryland" crabcake you'll have a state full of Uncle-Roger-type personalities coming for you. I'm risking life and limb just by making this post. Jokes aside, love the channel and much respect. Cheers!

[@ianleckie922]

Did I just hear a "Hiaya" in the distance? 🙂

[@leonajohnson9179]

My bestie lives in MD and I agree, Marylanders know how to make crab cakes and red cream of crab soup. I also so the MD version of cream of crab soup too. Andy, give it a try, but make sure it's an authentic MD crab cake

[@m.theresa1385]

Yummy on the blue crabs. I’ve had them in Maryland (and have the mug to prove it;)) We have a Chinese restaurant here (nyc) that cooks up a whole mess of them then serves them up piled in the middle of the table with the various accoutrements to crack and pick away at them. So good .. We get gorgeous blue crab crab cakes locally here too. I do like to add a bit of fine diced hot pepper in my recipe - a habit I picked up from having delicious crab cakes in the Caribbean (they use a different crab though) cheers!

[@KSGomez88]

Maryland here too!

[@nickman0303]

Love your shorts first. Then discovered your channel. Heaven.

[@dctrojan1588]

My wife and I went to Seattle for our honeymoon and had some fresh crab cakes and now they are my favorite treat. Can’t wait to try some at home

[@AB-yk2ed]

Your laughter is contagious. Thank you for the recipe from 🇲🇷.Africa

[@andy_cooks]

Thanks for watching!

[@ricknielsen6]

Just picked up some Dungeness crab here in Northern California and making these tonight! Thanks!

[@andy_cooks]

Nice 👌

[@markust8904]

Great camera work Mitch!, Love crab cakes.

[@padders1068]

Andy! Looks delicious, thanks for sharing! Peace ❤

[@WholeHeartily]

Awww, the giggle always makes me giggle too. That’s real

[@WeRemainFaceless]

So couple of tips to add if I may. Once you formed the crabcakes, put them onto cut pieces of parchment paper. This will help when picking them up. Also put them in the freezer for 20-30 mins before frying to firm them up.

[@chichibangbang3667]

Looks simple and delicious

[@blondambition1223]

I'm from Baltimore and i shed a tear of joy when u used old bay seasoning

[@andy_cooks]

Should be used more 👌

[@brxchtbe4871]

I learn so much from your video's😇 please keep on makeing this video's, you help many people out🙏

[@MrOmareffendy]

Don't need to watch ramsay or other chefs , your videos are the best...greetings from Italy, ciao👋

[@beverlystarcher8522]

I love crab cakes...and these look absolutely delicious!!!

[@andy_cooks]

They are just so good

[@mattwhitten4296]

Cheers from Houston TX. We grew up making them with canned tuna and salmon but pretty much the same recipe. Love a good crab cake

[@janets132003]

My mouth is watering, Chef!

[@andy_cooks]

👌

[@casualobserver3145]

Andy, that looks great and quite easy! I live on the US Gulf Coast where Blue Crabs are really plentiful & easy to catch. I can’t wait to give this a go!

[@rickyspanish492]

Friggin capers in the tartar sauce!!! How come I didn't think of that! Nice video as always!

[@morganchilds9054]

On the west coast of Canada we'd use Dungeness crab, but it's expensive... a special occasion thing, unless you catch it yourself like my uncle does. When I don't want to "shell" out for crab, I've used basically the same method with a good quality canned salmon and they turn out fantastic. Comes together in 20 minutes, family loves them. Cheers!

[@juliussharrock8943]

One of my favorites - love from the East coast of the states!

[@andy_cooks]

Thanks for watching!

[@RadPokeDad]

Awesome recipe! I’m gonna try this with our local blue crabs! Your the man!

[@andy_cooks]

Nice! Love a blue crab!

[@joshualilly4080]

Another well done and easy to follow video. Thanks Andy!

[@andy_cooks]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@timmytravels23]

Another great video. Thanks Andy.

[@andy_cooks]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kims7554]

You are incredibly enjoyable to watch.

[@andy_cooks]

Thank you!

[@adelemeredith2907]

I live very close to the Eastern Shore of Maryland. To hear Old Bay in the recipe made my heart sing. Suffice it to say, any “ Good Ole Boy” raised on the Eastern Shore knows how to crack and clean a crab. Blue Crabs are smaller and sweeter than other crabs, oh are they good!

[@alexiszamora9527]

I love your videos Andy! Greetings from México

[@auroranight3779]

I absolutely love and enjoy crab cakes! THANK YOU for sharing

[@gigidodson]

Living in Oregon we are very spoiled with Dungeness crab. When i was younger we wouldtoss in the boat and crab a few times a season. So delicious.

[@Andy_M986]

Had some delicious crab cakes at Mo's on the river a few years back,and the best Tuna melt ever, can't wait to get back up there.

[@randmayfield5695]

I was on a Coast Guard buoy tender out of Astoria Oregon and we worked the buoys from the Canadian border down to the edge of California. We would anchor over the job site while the buoys were either replaced or refurbished on the spot. I built three Dungeness crab pots out of bread racks and put them over the side for the duration of our stay. I kept the large males and everything else went back in. I'd pick the crab meat and make either crab louies or cakes. Nothing beats fresh crab for quality of eating. Now that I live inland I use red king crab legs for cakes and they're superior, expensive, but superior. I have all-you-can-eat king crab parties with cakes and ice chest full of legs, drawn butter, corn on the cob, fresh made cole slaw, dessert, and ice cold beer and wine aplenty. You only live once so it's worth the cost. Eat, drink, and be merry because it's later than you think... I always say.

[@sarahdeason493]

Oh WOW .. I love crab cakes and yours look "next level" .. My mouth is watering ⚘

[@nixuniverse5240]

Where I’m at it would be more cost effective to buy some Scuba gear and go and catch them myself.

[@Anti-FreedomD.P.R.ofSouthKorea]

Because you're an Australian, and most other parts of the world don't have the shore almost directly beside your residence

[@leazyfpv5521]

Bahahaha

[@nickkeeffe2297]

@@amyb7509 still gold just show us a video

[@ahseaton8353]

Unless you're from Maryland. Virginia may be for Lovers, but Maryland is for Crabs

[@geminigirltwo]

East Coast Canada, cold ocean, no crab, West Coast Canada, Crab but no Lobster. No crab here and we love it

[@stephenhall9456]

Over in UK they always add potato to the crab cakes and it makes it too stodgy but these look perfect!

[@rianamohamed300]

Andy, I'm happy to help u out with the tough part of ur job. Happy to do all the tastings to help out.

[@tyronejohnson4746]

Thanks Andy for all of your good cooking mad love from Maryland home of the crab cake 😀

[@mgweir3252]

Looks great. Thanks, Andy!

[@andy_cooks]

Thanks for watching!

[@oODJFriendlyOo]

Superb chef...great content...

[@andy_cooks]

Thank you!

[@oODJFriendlyOo]

@@andy_cooks from a chef from the UK. This channel is quickly blowing up.. nice one...

[@naimamansouri53]

Amazing Chef ! It looks so good. Love from Paris 🗼🗼🗼

[@andy_cooks]

Thank you!

[@birdy1numnum]

*Tasting through my TV and these are delicious 🦀🦀🦀*

[@andy_cooks]

Haha thanks!

[@kunzangkunzang6545]

Good

[@RuedigerEtzold]

They look delicious!

[@debbiereilly900]

Thank you for sharing Andy have a blessed day stay safe and healthy. Mmmm looks amazing yummy 🙏❤🙏❤🙏

[@JaceHarnage]

Hey Andy! Happy New Year!! I wish you all the best to you and your family! I love good crab cakes, and this recipe is definitely one I'll use! The crab cakes and sauce are a winner!!

[@ducminhnguyen5232]

its been 3 weeks since new year so kinda late for that, no?

[@JaceHarnage]

@Duc Minh Nguyen It's never too late to send well wishes to anyone!

[@khnn4905]

Another cracker chef! I'm off to Vietnam next week for a couple of months, will suggest something I find on my travels for you to replicate...

[@andy_cooks]

Happy new year to you and thanks for watching!

[@andy_cooks]

Nice, i'll be heading there later this year as well.

[@sharonlatta7752]

One of my all time favorite recipes!!!

[@andy_cooks]

It's a good one 👌

[@xtrsmarty]

What a treat, thanx a lot!

[@yeabuddy6070]

You have become my favorite KZbin chef. I would love to eat your food one day👍

[@andy_cooks]

Thank you!

[@auroranorth6655]

Present chef! Love these!

[@guurgates1]

Nailed it Andy Excellent methods of breaking down this great recepie Outstanding fabulous cheers

[@Th3Fly1ngCow]

A master chef is a pleasure to watch

[@sofaking1968]

Glad to see that you use Old Bay and pan fry the cakes! Never had mud crabs. We use blue crabs and crushed saltines instead of panko. BTW, a good crab cake doesn’t need a sauce 😮

[@tobus71]

Everything is better with sauce 😇

[@cosmicqueenxo888]

I’m sooo excited for this recipe omg

[@barrycrouch1230]

Yes! Thank you so much

[@ckdurham]

Crab cakes are my favorite 😍

[@tycearnol]

So glad I found your channel mate, I don't have tick tock but the missus told about you and how you have a KZbin channel so I've hooked ever since

[@Wretchedness1609]

gotta love how genuine you look when doing this

[@Abi_ebenezer]

Thank you for the amazing recipe and tutorial. That's only got feed me alone. Lots of love from Malaysia

[@dizzee5768]

Yum. My favourite

[@JV-pj7dz]

Looks delish! Thank you, Andy!

[@JayyBee5557]

The homemade mayo is the kicker in those cakes

[@RedTurtle710_]

Chef, instead of using grape seed oil, could I use beef tallow, duck fat, or even lard?? Assuming so but would still like to get your thoughts. Thanks chef.

[@natbarron]

He’d probably agree! He usually uses tallow or lard when he cooks in his commercial kitchen. My guess is that his approach with these videos is “at home cooking”. Most people typically cook with seed and vegetable oils at home (inferior way to cook imo) and therefore goes with it in this video

[@nimithdouang9608]

J'ai faim ! Je vais acheter du crabe 🦀 et de la mayo maison. Merci Andy tu es une légende

[@andy_cooks]

Enjoy 👌

[@foodieshorts62]

Awesome cooking 😍😍

[@emanasa]

hi andy, very simple.... hot water put in the whole crab, and leave it for some time, the complete meat will be tight then open the hard part slowly no meat loss only the hard part u can remove slowly and easily. The same is applicable to prawns also. please try once & share ur feedback.

[@seansisett5663]

Thanks Andy...from Vancouver!

[@tman4915]

That looks good! As someone who lives in the United States it’s always been a dream of mine to visit Australia. I hear Australians know how to barbecue. I’d love to try a real authentic Aussie barbecue.

[@joshuarolle6040]

Crab cakes are delicious and I recommend using whatever crab you have access to. I live near the Chesapeake Bay, which is where some of the best crab meat comes from in the world, and that's not a conceit, but something that many culinarians agree on. Crab cakes tend to get associated with Maryland, but I'm on the Virginia side, but both states share the bay. Virginia has a weird identity in which we don't have anything strongly associated with us when it comes to food. Maybe Virginia ham, but even that's pretty much a sham these days as Smithfield is now just Chinese owned and using the name. I grew up with VA Ham, and I didn't find it very special in any way compared to ham anywhere else even. MD or VA, the bay has the same crabs, you'll just be in way more country settings on the VA side. Either way, blue crab or even soft shell crab is something that anyone should try if they ever come to the US and are visiting Washington DC. DC doesn't really have it on offer, but it's only about an hour drive away to get to the bay and find yourself a treat.

[@justcookwithsha]

Hi andy chef .. I loved ur video, very nice 🥰🥰😘thank for sharing

[@MrOllieBD]

Looks delicious, only problem, my mother doesn’t like crab. Would this recipe work with salmon do you think or maybe chopped shrimp? Cheers

[@christopherselway2274]

Weird was just thinking i fancy crabcakes and wham there it is. Thx dude x

[@andy_cooks]

Read your mind

[@ruthlong6876]

Can't wait to try this recipe, I grew up in Maryland and make a pretty good crab cake, but yours looks really good to Andy

[@smartsmith1]

Simply put AMAZING!

[@Billy_Kluth96]

Crab cakes are one of those dishes that have so many variations but also all seem so good! Mine are completely different than this

[@andy_cooks]

Definitely many versions out there and they're all pretty delicious!

[@lauramartin5580]

Looks delicious, both cakes and tartare sauce. I liked the tittle too, much better than Picking Crabs!

[@lauramartin5580]

title, sorry!

[@andy_cooks]

Thank you!

[@sargael]

Andy gave a Ron Swanson chuckle at 3.38

[@kriscrompton6099]

Great vid that just popped up in my feed. I swear this guy was on MasterChef?

[@pbrice1215]

On behalf of Maryland USA…. We aren’t mad. Good job!!

[@sassyash2524]

I love andys cooking. I hope one day he makes something creative, like orange chicken perhaps

[@tommoore4128]

We’re lucky to have Dungeness crab on the coast of California. They’re much easier to shell!

[@TaylorPride]

Love this video going to give it a run this coming week ... Glad I ask for this video.. Best cooking videos on UTUBE..

[@jeenatmasih800]

Mate you’re a Legend!!!

[@francodippenaar9746]

I think you need to show us how you would make Pork Braciole

[@staceybrown3518]

I could listen to him say mayonnaise all day.

[@andy_cooks]

haha thank you

[@laurakenney100]

Those look delicious. Thank you for recognizing all the gluten free people out there.

[@leazyfpv5521]

Great video!

[@andy_cooks]

Thanks!

[@kathleengreen9660]

Looks so wonderful!

[@saziahaque1965]

Hey Andy looks really yum. Please try Mutton Tikia Kebab also. You will love it.

[@ArthurShelby...]

Looks good chef!

[@shane9634]

G'day Andy from Melbourne. It's time you got that recipe book done and on the shelves

[@andy_cooks]

Working on it!

[@dawnmitzel6419]

Ooooooh, I love crab cakes!!!

[@Novacification]

That looks super good! Though I question the taste of anyone who would put Rocket/Arugula on a plate.

[@loudboy11]

Jesus Christ I need at least 4 of them to be happy they look so fookin good

[@m.theresa1385]

Yum yum yum! those look delish! I loooove good crab cakes 🦀 (I love whole crabs too :)) (thanks to the reminder to add Worcestershire sauce to my shop list. I’ve been out for a bit and have been subbing a teeny bit of fish sauce for umami, but it’s not the same.)

[@rubenschilder3966]

Hi Andy, love youre channel and I have a question. I have been looking for a good induction plate for a while and it looks like the one you're using is great. Im especialy looking for big diameter areas. Wich one do you use? (Is one of the areas 28cm?)

[@Jay-rd8sq]

Every time I see crabcakes, I think of Vince Vaughn in Wedding Crashers.

[@RIODJENIRO1]

Just found your channel and have liked and subscribed. Thanks for sharing looks delish ❤

[@kubaaa691]

HeyHoney what do you want for dinner :) hmmmm maybe Polish pork chop :)

[@mariankay6482]

They, Andy, whene I was in my early 20s, I lived in Taos, NM. There was a lovely place there called the Apple Seed or something like that. One Sundays, they had a special brunch and when I had a few extra dollars, I would go there and have their crab in a cream sauce, of some kind (sorry) on english muffins. It was my favorite treat! But, I've never been able to make it right. Do you know of a recipe that might be like this??? Thanks! Love your recipes!!!

[@remlapgarage]

Salivating 🤤 can the crab be subbed out for say salmon or tuna?

[@andy_cooks]

You could swap it out with Tuna

[@dilisyd4717]

Hey Andy. Can you please do plant balls like Ikea? They are so delicious

[@jhenke83]

Those look fucking great

[@andy_cooks]

Thanks!