Healthy Crab Cakes For My Mom Food

THE BEST CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• For the crab cakes: Gently fold together the crabmeat, breadcrumbs, mayonnaise, chives, Dijon mustard, seafood seasoning, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper and the juice and zest of one lemon in a large bowl. Refrigerate the crab mixture for 15 minutes to firm up; this allows the breadcrumbs to absorb some of the liquid, helping the crab cakes bind together.
• Meanwhile, make the tartar sauce: Combine the mayonnaise, dill pickles, capers, chives, zest and juice of 1 lemon in a medium bowl and mix until combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Scoop heaping half cups of the crab mixture and pat into 2 1/2-inch wide patties. Lightly press them together so they do not fall apart while cooking. You should have 8 patties.
• Heat 3 tablespoons unsalted butter and 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the crab cakes to the pan and cook until golden, about 2 minutes, then flip using a flat metal spatula. Continue to cook until lightly golden, about 1 1/2 minutes then transfer the pan to the oven. Cook until the crab cakes are completely heated through, about 10 minutes.
• Serve the crab cakes with the tartar sauce and lemon wedges.

HEALTHY BAKED CRAB CAKES RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400F.
• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, 1 tbsp Dijon, juice from 1 lemon (about 3 tbsps), paprika, and 1/4 tsp black pepper.
• Form mixture into 8 patties and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment or a silicone baking mat. Lightly brush or spray the tops of each patty with olive oil.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until the tops are lightly golden. Remove from the oven and serve with sauce.
• To make the sauce, combine Greek yogurt, remaining tsp Dijon mustard, remaining lemon juice (about 1 tbsp), green onion, cayenne in a small bowl. Whisk together until smooth and add cracked black pepper to taste.

HEALTHY CRAB CAKES FOR MY MOM

Steps:

• Lightly oil baking pan or cookie sheet.
• Gently mix, by hand, crabmeat, scallions, herb, Old Bay, bread crumbs, and mayonnaise in medium bowl, being careful not to break up crab lumps.
• Divide crab mixture into four portions and carefully shape each into a fat, round cake, about 3 inches across and 1 1/2-inches high. Place on lightly oiled baking pan or cookie sheet so that none of the crab cakes touch. To "set" cakes, cover with plastic wrap and chill at least 30 minutes, and up to 24 hours in advance to this point.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Bake crab cakes for 12-15 minutes. They will brown only slightly due to the lack of egg or oil. On the bright side, all ingredients are precooked before baking. If you won't settle for less than a golden brown look, brush some lightly beaten egg whites on the exposed crab cake surfaces before baking.
• Serve hot with saltine crackers.
• NOTE: Don't use jumbo lump backfin for the all the crab meat, as the lumps are too big for the cake to hold together. If trying to impress, use Jumbo Lump Backfin Crab for half the crab meat, and use regular backfin for the other half. .

MARYLAND CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Gently mix, by hand, crabmeat, scallions, herb, Old Bay, bread crumbs, and mayonnaise in medium bowl, being careful not to break up crab lumps. Season with salt and white pepper to taste. Carefully fold in egg with rubber spatula until mixture just clings together.
• Divide crab mixture into four portions and shape each into a fat, round cake, about 3 inches across and 1 1/2-inches high. Arrange on baking sheet lined with waxed paper; cover with plastic wrap and chill at least 30 minutes. (Can refrigerate up to 24 hours.).
• Put flour on plate or in pie tin. Lightly dredge crab cakes. Heat oil in large, preferably nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Gently lay chilled crab cakes in skillet; pan-fry until outsides are crisp and browned, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Serve hot,.
• Chef's Notes.
• Use a *very* delicate hand when mixing. You don't want to break up the crab meat.
• Use the bare minimum of filler necessary to just hold the cakes together. These are Crab Cakes, not crab flavoured bread cakes!
• You can broil them rather than fry. In that case, omit the flour dusting. Be very careful when turning. You don't want them to fall apart.