Cajun-Style Crab Cakes

FitnessGeek

I know....why would anybody want to make non-cajun-style crab cakes? :glasses:

I made these for dinner last night, this recipe is an adaptation from a recipe seen on the show “Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger”. I hope you enjoy, my boyfriend and I both did!

Crab Cakes
Pescetarian
Makes 4 crab cakes

Ingredients:
1 dash of hot sauce
1 egg
1 tsp brown mustard
½ tsp Old Bay seasoning
2 cans of lump crab meat, completely drain of liquid (fresh works better but canned is good for the budget)
1 scallion, finely diced
¼ red bell pepper, finely diced
1 tsp salt
Black pepper to taste
1 ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
¾ cup unseasoned bread crumbs


Cook:
-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 crumbs in a shallow dish.

-Divide the crab mixture into 4 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.

-Serve with a aside of tartar sauce and lemon wedges.

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 thickened yogurt into a small bowl, add the rest of the ingredients and stir to combine.

Yield: 3/4 cup

Nutritional information:
Serving Size- 2 crab cakes
Calories: 280
Carbs: 22
Fat: 7
Protein: 33

FitnessGeek

I know....why would anybody want to make non-cajun-style crab cakes? :glasses:

I made these for dinner last night, this recipe is an adaptation from a recipe seen on the show “Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger”. I hope you enjoy, my boyfriend and I both did!

Crab Cakes
Pescetarian
Makes 4 crab cakes

Ingredients:
1 dash of hot sauce
1 egg
1 tsp brown mustard
½ tsp Old Bay seasoning
2 cans of lump crab meat, completely drain of liquid (fresh works better but canned is good for the budget)
1 scallion, finely diced
¼ red bell pepper, finely diced
1 tsp salt
Black pepper to taste
1 ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
¾ cup unseasoned bread crumbs


Cook:
-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 crumbs in a shallow dish.

-Divide the crab mixture into 4 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.

-Serve with a aside of tartar sauce and lemon wedges.

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 thickened yogurt into a small bowl, add the rest of the ingredients and stir to combine.

Yield: 3/4 cup

Nutritional information:
Serving Size- 2 crab cakes
Calories: 280
Carbs: 22
Fat: 7
Protein: 33

Phoenix_Rising

Oooh, I love crab cakes.

Did yours stick together? I am not a good cook, and every patty-like object I try to make falls apart in the pan! I would end up with scrambled crab cakes! :laugh:

FitnessGeek

It required a lot of working the patties with my hands to get them into some sort of mass that would stick together.

I made 3 crab cakes and 1 crab cake crumble.