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Antonio's Amazing Italian Crab Cakes
Delectable crab cake recipe from my brother, Tony.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 8 crab cakes
Calories: 240 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 8 oz lump crab meat
- 2 ½ oz wild rice (cooked)
- 2 oz yellow onion (diced)
- 1 oz red bell pepper (diced)
- 1 egg
- 2 oz bread crumbs (or roughly crushed crackers/panko)
- 2 oz mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp tapatio hot sauce (or other hot sauce)
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ⅛ tsp pepper (to taste)
- ½ cup more panko crumbs (for breading the cakes)
- olive oil (as needed for frying the crab cakes)
Sauce:
- 2 oz mayonnaise
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- ⅛ tsp Tapatio (or other hot sauce)
Instructions
- Sauté the onion and red bell pepper in olive oil for about 5 minutes.
- Place the crab, wild rice, onion and red pepper, egg, panko crumbs, mayonnaise, mustard, hot sauce, salt and pepper in large bowl and briefly and gently mix until combined.
- Refrigerate for at least an hour as they will hold their form better.
- While the mixture is chilling, make the sauce: combine the mayonnaise, mustard and hot sauce and stir until evenly combined. Keep refrigerated
- When almost ready to serve the crab cakes, form the mixture into patties and dredge in breadcrumbs, then place on a tray.
- Heat some olive oil in a nonstick sauté pan over medium high heat, then add a few cakes. Fry until golden brown on each side.
- Remove from pan and place on paper towel lined plate, then place on serving platter. Serve with sauce, while hot.
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Notes
- If you want to make it with fresh crab meat, these are even better.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 crab cake
Calories
240kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
7g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
0.03g
Cholesterol
41mg
(14%)
Sodium
611mg
(25%)
Potassium
152mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
166IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
44mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8crab cakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 240
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 crab cake | |
| Calories | 240kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7g | 41% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 41mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 611mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 152mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 166IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 44mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.