Boardwalk Crab Cakes Recipe from Disney’s Flying Fish Cafe
My Disney-inspired recipes didn’t end with the malted milk waffles I shared last week. Far from it! I’ve taken on another favorite: The Flying Fish Cafe’s Boardwalk Crab Cakes. These golden, flavorful cakes have quickly become a family favorite, delighting even the littlest diners at the table. Crisp on the outside, tender and savory on the inside, they capture the magic of Disney dining right at home. The rich flavors, paired with a touch of homemade sauce, make every bite feel special. It’s no wonder my family asks for them again and again.
These crab cakes are incredibly versatile. They are perfect as a main dinner entrée. They can also be served in smaller portions as an appetizer. They’re made with sautéed poblano and red bell peppers, along with onions. These are lightly fried to golden perfection. They are then topped with a delicate layer of mayo and a drizzle of sweet chili sauce. The combination of flavors is vibrant yet balanced. Surprisingly, it didn’t deter my kids at all. They eagerly dug in and devoured every last bite. The playful mix of mild spice, sweetness, and crispy texture makes them irresistible. Both little and grown-up taste buds find them delightful.
I love crab cakes, and this recipe helped me figure out how restaurants make them so moist. The secret is the mayo in the batter. I guess I had been making mine wrong all these years, as I had never added mayo before. Well, they are fantastic and from now on I will add this ingredient.
Cost to make the recipe.
I calculated this recipe to be around $14.19 for the entire recipe or $3.55 per serving size. A typical serving size is two medium size crab cakes, so each cake is about $1.78.
There aren’t too many ways to reduce this cost. I like to grow all the peppers, onions, and seasonings. Unfortunately, most of the cost comes from the crabmeat and I don’t go crabbing for free meat.
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Recipe adapted
Adapted from AllEars Disney blog; copy cat recipe from Disney’s Boardwalk Flying Fish Cafe. All images and texts are original to Vintage Mountain Homestead. Please visit our disclaimer page for more information.
Boardwalk Crab Cakes
Ingredients
Sweet Chili Remoulade Sauce
- ½ cup mayonnaise …[$0.48]
- ¼ cup sweet chili sauce …[$1.00]
- 2 Tbsp dry cilantro …[$0.20]
Crab Cakes
- 2 cans crabmeat …[$9.76]
- 2 Tbsp butter …[$0.25]
- ½ small onion minced…[$0.25]
- ½ small red bell pepper minced…[$0.25]
- 3 Tbsp poblano pepper minced…[$0.55]
- ¼ cup mayonnaise …[$0.24]
- ½ tsp salt …[$0.04]
- 1 tsp dry parsley …[$0.10]
- 1 tsp lemon juice …[$0.01]
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour …[$0.06]
- 1 large egg …[$0.23]
- 2 cups breadcrumbs …[$0.58]
- ½ cup oil …[$0.19]
Instructions
Sweet Chili Remoulade Sauce
- Combine all ingredients together in a bowl and store covered in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Crab Cakes
- Sauté onions, poblano peppers in butter for 5 minutes or until vegetables are soft. Take off heat and let cool down completely.
- In a bowl mix crabmeat, mayonnaise, salt, parsley, lemon juice, and cooled sautéed vegetables. Form eight crab cakes with hand and set aside.
- Heat ½ cup oil in a skillet. Set flour in the dish. Whisk egg in another dish. Set breadcrumbs in another dish.
- Dust cakes in flour, dip in whisked egg, and cover in breadcrumbs on both sides. Add to hot oil and cook on each side for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Remove and drain excess oil. Serve with chilled sweet chili remoulade sauce and enjoy.
Boardwalk Crab Cakes
Ingredients
Sweet Chili Remoulade Sauce
- ½ cup mayonnaise, …[$0.48]
- ¼ cup sweet chili sauce, …[$1.00]
- 2 tbsp. dry cilantro, …[$0.20]
Crab Cakes
- 2 cans crabmeat, …[$9.76]
- 2 tbsp. butter, …[$0.25]
- ½ small onion, minced…[$0.25]
- ½ small red bell pepper, minced…[$0.25]
- 3 tbsp. poblano pepper, minced…[$0.55]
- ¼ cup mayonnaise, …[$0.24]
- ½ tsp salt, …[$0.04]
- 1 tsp dry parsley, …[$0.10]
- 1 tsp lemon juice, …[$0.01]
- ¼ cup all purpose flour, …[$0.06]
- 1 large egg, …[$0.23]
- 2 cups breadcrumbs, …[$0.58]
- ½ cup oil, …[$0.19]
Instructions
Sweet Chili Remoulade Sauce
- Combine ½ cup mayonnaise, ¼ cup sweet chili sauce, 2 tbsp. dry cilantro together in a bowl and store covered in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Crab Cakes
- Sauté ½ small onion, 3 tbsp. poblano peppers, ½ small red bell pepper in 2 tbsp. butter for 5 minutes or until vegetables are soft. Take off heat and let cool down completely.
- In a bowl, mix 2 cans crabmeat, ¼ cup mayonnaise, ½ tsp salt, 1 tsp dry parsley, 1 tsp lemon juice, and cooled sautéed vegetables. Form eight crab cakes with hand and set aside.
- Heat ½ cup oil in a skillet. Set ¼ cup all purpose flour in dish. Whisk 1 large egg in another dish. Set 2 cups breadcrumbs in another dish.
- Dust cakes in flour, dip in whisked egg, and cover in breadcrumbs on both sides. Add to hot oil and cook on each side for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Remove and drain excess oil. Serve with chilled sweet chili remoulade sauce and enjoy.