Easy Crab Cake Sauce
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This creamy and flavorful crab cake sauce pairs amazingly with any seafood! It’s perfect for homemade crab cakes or po’ boys.
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Today’s easy crab cake sauce is very similar to our remoulade sauce. However, it’s much simpler and contains only four ingredients.
The sauce is more like an aioli with authentic Maryland flavors of Old Bay seasoning. It pairs well with any seafood but we prefer it over crab cakes. However, you may like it best with po’ boys, fried soft-shell crab, fried shrimp, crawfish, or calamari.
If you need more ideas for sauces to serve with seafood, take a look at our tartar sauce, bang bang sauce, and cocktail sauce.
Why This Recipe Works
- Mayo works as the perfect base that yields a smooth and creamy sauce.
- Old Bay seasoning is the star and main flavor of the sauce. It uses traditional flavors.
Ingredients
For the ingredient measurements and the entire recipe, be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the blog post where the recipe card is located.
- Mayonnaise: This is the base of the sauce.
- Old Bay Seasoning: Used for flavoring. We used ½ teaspoon. Any more than that and the sauce becomes too salty.
- Lemon juice: Fresh lemon juice will taste the best.
- Worcestershire sauce: Just a dash is used for a little extra flavor.
Step by Step Directions
For the full recipe instructions, scroll down to the bottom of the blog post to the recipe card.
- Whisk all the ingredients together in a small bowl.
- Use the sauce immediately or store it in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Tips For Success
- Don’t add too much Old Bay. It is quite salty and using too much will make the sauce inedible. Start with ½ teaspoon that the recipe calls for and add a little more if needed.
- If you have the time, let the sauce chill for 30 minutes before serving. This will allow the flavors to meld and the sauce will taste the best.
Easy Crab Cake Sauce
Ingredients
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Mix the mayonnaise, lemon juice, Old Bay seasoning, and Worcestershire sauce together in a small bowl.
- Use immediately with crab cakes or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Notes
- For more flavor: Add more seasoning. Keep in mind, that adding more seasoning will also raise the saltiness.
- For more tang: Add more lemon juice.
- Make it spicy: Add a dash of your favorite hot sauce. Tobasco or Texa Pete work great!
Nutrition
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