Updated on August 30th, 2024
If you love crab cakes you are sure to enjoy these sliders. These little sandwiches are loaded with homemade crab cakes, spicy aioli, and romaine lettuce. The crab gets to get a lot of flavor from ingredients such as lemon juice, old bay seasoning, and Worcestershire sauce.
Even better, there is a good chance you already have several of the ingredients for this recipe on hand. The spicy aioli is a simple combination of mayonnaise, lime juice, sriracha, and parsley.
This recipe will make about 8 sliders but you can easily double it to feed more people if desired. Enjoy.
Crab Cake Sliders Recipe
- Prep Time: 15
- Refrigeration Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 53 minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings 1x
- Method: Deepfry
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 lb lump crab meat
- 1/2 cup parsley, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 package slider buns or dinner rolls
- butter for spreading
- romaine lettuce
Spicy Aioli
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 teaspoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon sriracha
- 1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped
Instructions
- Make the crab cake mixture. In a large bowl combine eggs, mayonnaise, Dijon, pepper, baking powder, lemon juice, old bay seasoning, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, and ½ cup parsley. Mix well with a spoon and then mix in the crab meat. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Make the aioli. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, lime juice, sriracha, and 1 tablespoon parsley. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
- Form the crab cakes. Remove the crab cake mixture from the refrigerator. Using your hands, form into 8 small patties.
- Prep the buns. Split the buns. Spread a thin layer of butter onto the cut sides of each bun. Place butter side down into a large skillet over medium heat and toast until golden brown on the bottom.
- Fry the crab cakes. Heat oil in a large skillet to medium-high heat. Add the crab cakes and cook for 3-4 minutes per side until golden brown.
- Assemble sliders. Lay out the slider bun bottoms. Top with romaine lettuce, then a crab cake. Spread spicy aiolis onto the inside of the top bun halves. Place the top bun onto the slider.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 501
- Sugar: 1.9 g
- Sodium: 1014.4 mg
- Fat: 39.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 9.7 g
- Protein: 26 g
- Cholesterol: 177.4 mg