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Super Easy Crab Cakes
Crab cakes make a delicious appetizer for your parties or a perfect dinner, served with a side salad! The most delicious part of the cakes is the crab!
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 8 cakes
Calories: 207 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 lb lump crab meat
- 1 talk celery
- 1/4 cup chives
- Juice of 1/2 of a lemon
- 2 tsp fresh parsley
- 1 tsp tarragon dried or 2 tsp fresh
- 1/2 cup Panko bread crumbs plus more for coating cakes.
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- salt and pepper to taste
- olive oil for frying
Instructions
- Chop 2/3 of the crab into medium chunks. Leave 1/3 in large chunks.
- Chop herbs and vegetables, finely.
- Add all ingredients to mixing bowl.
- Gently, but thoroughly mix.
- Make cakes in whatever size you like. Mine were about 3 ounces each.
- Press each cake into panko so that the panko sticks.
- Place on a plate. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours to let the panko soak up the liquids and bind, and for the flavors to meld.
- Shallow fry in cast iron pan in oil.
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Notes
- It's important to let the cakes rest in the refrigerator to let the breading bind.
- Serve with comeback sauce, tartar sauce or cocktail sauce.
- Crab cakes can be assembled and frozen. Freeze in a single layer on a tray and then place in freezer bags. Freeze up to 3 months. To reheat, brush cakes with oil or melted butter and bake at 400°F for 20-30 minutes until golden brown and hot.
- Cooked crab cakes can be frozen and reheated. Bake at 400°F from frozen for about 20 minutes, until hot.
Nutrition Information
Serving
3ounces
Calories
207kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
11g
(22%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
33mg
(11%)
Sodium
639mg
(27%)
Potassium
144mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
115IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
39mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8cakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 207
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 3ounces | |
| Calories | 207kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 33mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 639mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 144mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 115IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 39mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.