Crab cakes recipe
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
- Dairy-free
- Healthy
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
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 445kJ 107.0kcal
- Fat
- 5g
- Saturates
- 1g
- Salt
- 0.4g
- Sugars
- 1g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 9.7gProtein 6.1gFibre 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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