Phillips Seafood Restaurant: Signature Crab Cakes Recipe

Yield: Approximately 6 crab cakes

Notes:
This recipe was developed by Shirley Phillips, co‐founder and co‐owner of Phillips Foods and Seafood
Restaurants. This is the original recipe first used in Phillips Crab House in Ocean City, Maryland in 1956, and is the same recipe used in all Phillips Seafood Restaurants today.

Ingredients:
1 lb. Phillips Crab Meat
1 egg
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
¼ tsp. dry mustard
2 Tbsp. mayonnaise
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. mustard
1 Tbsp. melted butter
1 tsp. parsley flakes
1 tsp. Phillips Seafood Seasoning
½ cup breadcrumbs

Procedure:
1. In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except for crab meat.
2. Gently fold in the crab meat, being careful not to break up the lumps and shape into cakes.
3. Pan fry until golden brown on both sides OR bake at 375°F for 12‐15 minutes or until evenly brown
on each side.



Type: Authentic Recipe
Author: Shirley Phillips
Restaurant: Phillips Seafood Restaurant, 900 Water Street SW, Washington, DC, USA
Source: http://www.grandstrandrestaurants.com/recipes/docs/PhillipsSeafood.pdf