I found that you dont need the egg if you prefer them wo. The cakes wouldnt hold together I had crab crumble not crab cakes. Other ways of cooking will give equally tasty results. To save, rate, and share recipes, join .Live soft shell crabs are available from late spring to early fall with May through August the most productive months. Add green onions, garlic, Cajun choice seasoning and cook for another minute. Gently fold in the crabmeat and torn breadand course, we are originally from coastal Virginia, where all crabcakes seem to call for it. Old Bay to your taste2 T. I admit, I use canned crab. I doubled the amount of Dijon mustard called for and added a few dashes of cayenne. We gently handpick our freshly cooked Dungeness crabmeat under cool running water.There are NO fillers, NO bread crumbs and NO extenders in our Crabcakes. This weekend I tried again to excellent results. No breading is required to keep them together. To the bowl add cheese, parsley, worcestershire sauce, shrimp, salt and pepper. Better name would be crab burgers. Remove from the heat and let cool. Worcestershire dry ingredients, then add remaining items amp pour over lump crabmeat. Put in blender and add egg. Enjoy what is truly one of Marylands finest treasures.Note that the mixture will be very wet. Therefore, Food Network cannot attest to the accuracy of any of the recipes. Who knew the best crab cakes Ive tasted would come right from my own kitchen. Gently stir in crabmeat, then form into 4 cakes 2 12 to 3 inches in diameter. Palette of subtle spices brings forth the natural qualities of the most flavorful and soughtafter crab meat available. Spoon on in approximately 3 oz portions leaving space between each cake as these will expand in the oven. When I'make these again Ill add a pinch of cayenne.Im not that creative, so I use a recipe that I got from Home Chef. However, I think if I had made smaller cakes, they would have worked out better. Used fresh crabmeat from the fish dept. Now you can order them online for any occasion, or send them to the person who has everything. Maryland Crab Cakes made from.