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Easy Crab Cakes
Delicious and Easy Crab Cakes that are simple to make, ready in no time, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. These succulent pan-fried crab cakes are fast, easy, loaded with flavor and won't crumble when you fry them.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 93 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Appetizer , Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 12 ounce crab meat
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 3 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce
- 2 tablespoon parsley fresh, chopped
- 3 green onions chopped
- ½ cup breadcrumbs I used Panko
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon pepper or to taste
- 2 tablespoon olive oil or more, for frying
Instructions
- Combine ingredients. Add all the ingredients (except the olive oil) to a bowl and gently mix it all together.
- Shape into patties. Form the crab mixture into patties, depending on how big you want the patties, I got 12 patties out of my mixture.
- Fry the cakes. In a skillet heat the olive oil over medium-high heat heat. Place the patties in the skillet, a few at a time, I did 6 at a time, and cook until golden brown, about 5 min per side. Gently flip them over and cook for another 5 minutes until golden brown. Repeat with remaining patties.
- Serve. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce such as tartar sauce, lemon garlic aioli or side dish.
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Notes
- Make ahead tip. You can make your patties ahead of time and simply refrigerate them for up to a day before frying.
- You can refrigerate the crab mixture for 30 minutes in the fridge before forming into patties. This will not only give the crab meat a chance to meld together with all the other flavors, but it will also hold together better when shaping into cakes.
- Use a non-stick pan, this will help a lot with the cakes not sticking to the pan and make it so much easier for you to flip them over.
- Nutritional information is per 1 patty based on 10 crab cakes for this recipe.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1crab cake
Calories
93kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
29mg
(10%)
Sodium
405mg
(17%)
Potassium
87mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
118IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
27mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 93
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1crab cake | |
| Calories | 93kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 29mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 405mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 87mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 118IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.