My easy crab cake sauce recipe is the best way to add extra flavor to your crab cakes and more. I make my sauce with Old Bay seasoning to really bring home that seafood flavor.

 

My easy Old Bay sauce recipe

I am a sauce person, so of course I love a good sauce to go with my seafood.

This sauce recipe was developed when I wanted something to go with my air fryer crab cakes and I didn’t have the ingredients for a traditional remoulade sauce.

To try and make this an easy, I decided to use Old Bay seasoning to give this recipe tons of flavor without having to use a bunch of different spices. Combined with the freshness of lemon juice, the umami of Worcestershire, and the creaminess of mayo, I think this sauce is a winner.

If you want more flavorful sauces be sure to check out this Zesty sauce, Campfire sauce, and Bloomin’ Onion copycat sauce.

Why you’ll love this homemade crab cake sauce recipe

You won’t go back to using the bottled stuff once you try this recipe.

• Simple: It takes just 5 ingredients and 5 minutes to make this tasty sauce.
• Flavorful: There is so much flavor going on in the recipe. It really adds so much to whatever you serve with it.
• Versatile: You can easily adjust the ingredients to your taste.

Crab cake sauce ingredients

• Mayonnaise – The creamy base for the sauce.
• Creamy horseradish – I like adding a little creamy horseradish sauce. It adds flavor without being too hot.
• Old Bay seasoning – Old Bay seasoning is a wonderful combination of spices that go perfectly with seafood.
• Worcestershire sauce – The perfect umami flavor to bring the sauce flavors together.
• Lemon juice – Adds fresh, zesty flavor to the sauce.

How to make crab cake sauce

The great thing about this sauce recipe is that it can be made in less than 5 minutes.

Step one: Place the mayonnaise, creamy horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and Old Bay seasoning in a bowl.

Step two: Whisk the ingredients together until fully combined.

Heather’s recipe tips and variations

• This sauce is easy to adjust to your taste. You can leave out the horseradish cream if you don’t have any on hand. You can also adjust the amount of Old Bay seasoning to taste.
• You can add a little color and extra fresh taste by mixing in 1 tablespoon of fresh, chopped parsley.
• I recommend making this recipe ahead of time so that the flavors have time to come together. Simply, make the sauce, cover and store in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
• If you are serving a crowd, this recipe can be doubled or tripled.

How to store

Place the sauce in a jar or airtight container and store in the refrigerator. Keep for 4-5 days and give it a good stir before serving. T

This does not freeze well.

How to serve Old Bay crab cake sauce

This sauce can be used for more than just crab cakes. A few other things I love to serve this sauce on include:

• Shrimp
• Salmon
• Po’Boy sandwich

Common questions

More easy sauce recipes

• Homemade duck sauce is just what you need when you are looking for a simple sweet and sour sauce.
• Buffalo sauce can be used with a wide variety of things, especially wings.
• Quesadilla sauce is a delicious way go add flavor to your Tex-Mex meal.
• Dill sauce is a tasty condiment for salmon, fish, and shrimp.

Be sure to let me know if you made this recipe in the comments below.