Crab Cakes


Crab Cakes
These crab cakes are a mixture of crab meat - of course - with onion, parsley, breadcrumbs, egg and mayonnaise.

The cakes are made fairly thick and shallow fried in a pan, but they can also be deep fried.
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Last modified on: July 1st 2015
For 6 cakes, you will need:

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Resting: 30 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 1 hour 3 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 2 min.
Crab Cakes
Put 250 g crab meat into a bowl and pour 2 tablespoons lemon juice over.

Stage 2 - 4 min.
Crab Cakes
Chop 1 onion finely (spring onions here, as they are in season).

Stage 3 - 4 min.
Crab Cakes
Add the chopped parsley, 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs, 1 tablespoon mayonnaise and 1 egg. Salt sparingly and pepper generously.

Stage 4 - 2 min.
Crab Cakes
Mix all this together.

If the mixture is too wet or soft, add more breadcrumbs.

Stage 5 - 10 min.
Crab Cakes
Shape into thick cakes with your hands or, for a more regular shape, use a cutter and a tablespoon.

Stage 6 - 30 min.
Crab Cakes
Use up all the mixture, then refrigerate the prepared crab cakes for at least 30 minutes. This will firm them up so that they do not fall apart during cooking.

Stage 7 - 1 min.
Crab Cakes
Pour 6 tablespoons oil into a frying pan on medium heat. When hot, gently lower in 2 crab cakes.

Stage 8 - 10 min.
Crab Cakes
Fry the crab cakes on both sides until nicely browned.

Cook all the cakes like this, putting them on absorbant paper to drain off excess oil as you take them out of the pan.

Stage 9
Crab Cakes
Serve with a green salad or coleslaw and a dollop of mayonnaise on top.
Remarks
For a more robust flavour, you can replace the mayonnaise with a spoonful of mustard.
Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe50 RDI=20 %40 RDI=3 %130 RDI=20 %1,580 RDI=60 %6,610 RDI: 60 %
Per 100 g9 RDI=3 %6 RDI=0 %20 RDI=3 %270 RDI=10 %1,120 RDI: 10 %
Per cakes9 RDI=3 %6 RDI=0 %20 RDI=3 %260 RDI=10 %1,100 RDI: 10 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,700 k-calories (or 11,300 k-joules) per day for a man Change to a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: Shellfish, Gluten, leaven, egg, Sulfites, Mustard
How much will it cost?
  • For 6 cakes : 8.30 €
  • Per cakes : 1.40 €

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