Ingredients

  • Crab Cakes:
  • 6 buttery round crackers (such as Ritz(R)), crushed, or more as needed
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon butter, softened, or more to taste
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay(R))
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 pound crabmeat, drained
  • Sauce:
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/3 cup diced roasted red peppers
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Method

  • Preheat oven to 360 degrees F (182 degrees C). Butter a baking sheet.
  • Gently mix cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, egg, butter, parsley, seafood seasoning, mustard powder, black pepper, and Worcestershire sauce together in a bowl; fold in crabmeat. Form crabmeat mixture into patties, about 2 tablespoons per patty. Arrange patties on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until crab cakes are golden brown, about 30 minutes.
  • Blend 1/2 cup mayonnaise, roasted red peppers, and cayenne pepper together in a food processor or blender until smooth and creamy. Serve alongside crab cakes.