Maryland Crab Cakes

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2010

The less binder, the better they tasted-but the more they fell apart. Where was the sweet spot?

SERVES 4

TIME 45 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling

Maryland Crab Cakes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To get our Maryland Crab Cakes to form without adding too much binder, we dried the crabmeat with paper towels, which allowed us to use fewer crushed crackers. We found that broiling the crab cakes on a greased baking sheet allowed us to br...

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