5.0 from 45 votes
Crab Cakes
Crab Cakes are an easy and healthy main course or appetizer with minimal breading and mayonnaise, made with jumbo lump and canned crab meat.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 235 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 8 ounces lump crabmeat
- 6 ounces crabmeat
- 1 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon ground dry mustard
Instructions
- Mix together crabmeat, bread crumbs, parsley, salt and pepper.
- Beat together egg, mayonnaise, hot sauce and mustard. Combine with other ingredients and mix well.
- Form into patties and place on a baking sheet.
- Add half the butter to the large skillet and add the crab cakes to the skillet on medium heat, cooking for 5-7 minutes.
- Flip the crab cakes with a flat spatula gently, add the remaining butter and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
235kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
114mg
(38%)
Sodium
1276mg
(53%)
Potassium
218mg
(6%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
425IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
6.9mg
(8%)
Calcium
60mg
(6%)
Iron
0.9mg
(5%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 235
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 235kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 114mg | 38% |
| Sodium | 1276mg | 53% |
| Potassium | 218mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 425IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 6.9mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 60mg | 6% |
| Iron | 0.9mg | 5% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.