Crab Cakes

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Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings (8 crab cakes -- serving size is 2 crab cakes)

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 40 min

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Ingredients

Nonstick cooking spray
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon crab boil seasoning (recommended: Old Bay)
Dash hot sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
Pinch black pepper
1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
1 scallion, including green top, finely chopped
1 pound lump crab, meat picked over
3/4 cup dry bread crumbs
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Smarter Tartar Sauce, recipe follows

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.

In a medium bowl mix together the egg, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, crab boil seasoning, and hot sauce. Stir in the bell pepper and scallion. Gently fold in the crab, 1/4 cup of the bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Put the remaining bread crumbs in a shallow dish.

Divide the crab mixture into 8 mounds. Shape each mound into a round and coat in bread crumbs. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and flatten the crab cake to form a patty about 1-inch high. Repeat to form the remaining crab cakes.

Bake until golden on the bottom, about 10 minutes. Gently flip the crab cakes and cook until the second side is golden, 5 to10 minutes longer.

Serve crab cakes with tartar sauce alongside.

Smarter Tarter Sauce:

6 tablespoons nonfat plain yogurt
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 scallion, finely chopped
1/4 cup finely chopped sour pickles
1 tablespoon chopped capers

Spoon yogurt into a small bowl lined with paper towels. Place in the refrigerator for 1/2 hour until some of the liquid from the yogurt is released. Scoop thickend yogurt into a small bowl, add the rest of the ingredients and stir to combine.

Yield: 3/4 cup (serving size is 2 tablespoons), 6 servings

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recipe Crab Cakes
Wilmer Camp Lejune, NC 01-30-2010
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great crab cakes
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Easy to make mess free.Great recipe
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stephen georgetown, MA 12-28-2009
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Great Crab Cakes !!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I did them exactly like the recipe and my wife loved them. I would recomend them to my friends & family. I also following the... recipe me being a veggitarian. I shredded some Tofu on the box grader then tossed with olive oil and salt & pepper & a little old bay seasoning then poped them in the oven on a cookie sheet at 350 for 1/2 hour to change the texture then follow the recipie nice !! sfRead more
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Sandy Missoula, MT 11-01-2009
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Very Good
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I did add more spices I love that these are not fried I did pack them with my hand which helped them stay together I also... found if you want a min after you taken them out of the oven to turn then they hold together better.Read more
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Layla Houston, TX 06-27-2009
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Easy and delicious crab cakes!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I could not believe how easy it was to make these crab cakes! They turned out beautifully - crispy on the outside and very... crabby on the inside! I didn't have scallions on hand so I substituted red onion, and I think it still turned out great. Unfortunately the tartar sauce was not a favorite - too yogurty tasting; next time I'll just use a little more mayo to bring it closer to the real thing. Despite that, this recipe is going to become a favorite!Read more
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Kaitlin Virginia Beach, VA 06-22-2008
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Yum :)
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These crab cakes were delish and easy! I changed up the recipe a bit and left out the peppers and scallions plus added a... beurre blanc sauce. Will def. make again!Read more
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Alexandra New York, NY 02-19-2008
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Disappointing
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I bought the Ellie Krieger cookbook and a lot of the recipes are great, so I tried this one. I followed all the directions,... as I usually do. The crabcakes fell apart while baking. When I tried to flip them over to cook the other side, they fell apart more. The flavor was okay, but overall they were not as good as the other Ellie Krieger recipes I've made before.Read more