Crab Cake Recipe & Directions

Ingredients

• Approximately 450 grams of any white crabmeat A cup of dry breadcrumbs
• One egg
• Half a cup of mayonnaise
• One teaspoon each of Worcestershire sauce and mustard
• Pepper and salt as per ones preference

Preparation time: 40 minutes

Directions & serving size:

• Check the crab meat being used thoroughly to ensure that there are no tiny pieces of cartilage or shell.
• Thereafter mix together the egg, bread crumbs, mustard, mayonnaise, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce.
• You can add some more milk, or mayonnaise or even another egg altogether if the mixture turns out to be too dry.
• Once the mixture is relatively easy to handle, prepare medium sized cakes using your hands. The quantity of the ingredients being used would amount to almost 6 medium size cakes.
• Place these cakes in a dish, cover them with foil and then place them in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. The refrigeration helps them retain their shape better while being fried.
• When you wish to serve the cakes, take them out from the refrigerator and fry them in a pan with a little butter or oil till they are golden brown.

Serving instructions:

Crab cakes taste best when they are served hot from the pan along with some fresh vegetables or salad and mashed potatoes.

Nutritional value per serving:

• Calories : 160 per cake
• Fat: 10.3gms
• Cholesterol: 82mg
• Sodium : 491 mg
• Protein : 11.2g

Health benefits:

Crab meat is known to be a good source of omega 3 fatty acids which play a key role in lowering the blood pressure levels and minimize the risk of cardiovascular diseases.