4.8 from 15 votes
Mini Crab Cakes
Easy mini crab cakes recipe with real crab meat, eggs, bread crumbs and old bay seasonings. These crab cakes are similar to the best from Baltimore, Maryland. Serve with crab cake sauce for restaurant quality.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 183 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup onion finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons parsley leaves chopped
- 1 lb (500g) cooked lump crab meat or dungeness crab meat, drained of any liquid (with 1/2 shredded and 1/2 lump meat)
- 1/4-1/2 cup fine dry bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika powder
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat a skillet with 1 tablespoon of butter and stir-fry the chopped onion over medium-low heat until tender. Remove the onion and transfer it to a bowl. Stir in the parsley leaves, crab meat, bread crumbs, and flour.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, egg, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, and Old Bay seasoning. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir the mixture into the crab mixture until well combined.
- Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Form the crab mixture into 12 flattened rounds and place them on the sheet. Cover the crab cakes with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour.
- In a heavy skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter over moderate heat. Cook the crab cakes until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Serve the crab cakes warm.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
6people
Calories
183kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
118mg
(39%)
Sodium
516mg
(22%)
Potassium
245mg
(7%)
Fiber
0.5g
(2%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
382IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
91mg
(9%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 183
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 6people | |
| Calories | 183kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 118mg | 39% |
| Sodium | 516mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 245mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 0.5g | 2% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 382IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 91mg | 9% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.