Description
Enjoy Air Fryer Crab Cakes Old Bay that deliver a crispy crab cake flavor perfect for an easy dinner or weeknight dinner. This family dinner recipe features bold Old Bay seasoning crab cakes for authentic coastal taste and crispy crab cakes air fryer perfection.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces lump crab meat
- 1 red bell pepper de-seeded and chopped
- 3 green onions chopped
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons breadcrumbs
- 2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Optional Lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Warm up your air fryer to 370 degrees.
- Combine lump crab meat, chopped red bell pepper, green onions, mayonnaise, breadcrumbs, Old Bay Seasoning, and lemon juice gently in a large bowl without overmixing.
- Shape the mixture carefully into four equal crab patties to keep them intact.
- Line the air fryer basket with parchment paper or a silicone liner and place the crab cakes inside carefully.
- Cook the crab cakes in the air fryer for 8 to 10 minutes until they develop a golden brown crust without flipping.
- Remove the crab cakes and serve with your choice of sauce and lemon wedges if desired.
Notes
- Use a high quality crab meat
- It can be a bit more expensive, but it makes all the difference
- Old Bay Seasoning is the traditional seasoning used in many crab cakes and really makes this recipe what it is
- Do not substitute or omit this ingredient
- Be super gentle when mixing the ingredients
- Crab meat is very fragile and can break apart easily
- Do not flip the crab cakes
- They can fall apart when handled only halfway cooked
- Cook frozen crab cakes in a preheated air fryer at 400 degrees F for about 7-8 minutes
- Store leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days
- Raw crab cake patties can also be stored in the fridge for up to 24 hours until ready to be air fried
- Reheat any leftovers in a preheated air fryer at 350 degrees F for about 3 minutes until warmed
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Air Fryer Recipes
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 158 kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 1251mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 59mg