Photo: Crab Cakes Recipe
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Dash hot sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon crab boil seasoning (recommended: Old Bay)
- 1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- 1 scallion, including green top, finely chopped
- 1 pound lump crab, picked over for cartilage
- 3/4 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Smarter Tartar Sauce, recipe follows
Directions
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, Old Bay seasoning and hot sauce. Stir in the bell pepper and scallion. Gently fold in the crab, 1/4 cup of the bread crumbs and salt and pepper to taste. Put the remaining bread rumbs in a shallow dish.
Divide the crab mixture into 8 mounds. Shape 1 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 to 10 minutes longer.
Smarter Tartar 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
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By kellybob
new jersey
on January 19, 2012
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very easy and very good! The family loves them but want the nutritional values.
By Bethmaty1
on December 23, 2011
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My family loves these crab cakes! To add a little extra spice and flavor, I use a cup of Pico De Gallo rather than scallion and bell pepper. To die for!
By sweet22nadine
Seattle, WA
on September 20, 2011
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So much easier and healthier than fried. Most people cannot even tell the difference!
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