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Crab cakes recipe

40 ratings

These crab cakes are luxurious yet surprisingly easy to prepare: dressed crab is mixed with mashed potato, flavoured with chilli, pepper, parsley and spring onions, then coated with breadcrumbs and fried. Serve with mayonnaise and a green salad for a delicious starter or light main course. See method

Serves 12
20 mins to prepare and 20 mins to cook
107 calories / serving
Healthy
Dairy-free

Ingredients

250g potatoes, peeled
1 dressed crab
freshly ground black pepper
2 spring onions, very finely chopped
1 tbsp finely chopped parsley
½ red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
1 egg, beaten
100g breadcrumbs
vegetable oil for frying

If you don't have any spring onions, try using white onions or leeks and adjust the amount accordingly

Each serving contains

Energy
445kj
107kcal 5%
Fat
5g 7%
Saturates
1g 3%
Sugars
1g 1%
Salt
0.4g 7%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 9.7g Protein 6.1g Fibre 0.6g

Method

Boil the potatoes until soft and mash thoroughly. Fold in the dressed crab. Mix in the spring onions, parsley and chilli. Shape mixture into 12 small cakes about 4cm across.
Dip cakes into the egg and coat in breadcrumbs. Heat the oil in a shallow pan and fry the cakes on each side for 3-4 minutes. Serve with lime wedges, salad leaves and mayonnaise.

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