Crab Cakes

Name: Crab Cakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 9 servings.
Ingredients: 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1/4 cup fat-free mayonnaise; 1/2 cup soft bread crumbs; 2 green onions, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley; 1 teaspoon ground mustard; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 4 cans (6 ounces each) crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 tablespoon canola oil; 6 tablespoons seafood cocktail sauce

"My family really likes crab cakes but always thought they had too much breading and not enough crab. So I experimented until I found the right light combination," says Kathy Buchanan of Hartsville, South Carolina. "This recipe is so good, you can serve it as an appetizer or a main dish."

Ingredients

1 egg, lightly beaten
1/4 cup fat-free mayonnaise
1/2 cup soft bread crumbs
2 green onions, finely chopped
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 cans (6 ounces each) crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon canola oil
6 tablespoons seafood cocktail sauce

Directions

In a bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Add crab; mix gently. Shape rounded tablespoonfuls into 2-in. patties.
In a large nonstick skillet, cook patties in butter and oil over medium heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Serve with seafood sauce.

Nutrition Facts

3 each: 139 calories, 5g fat (1g saturated fat), 94mg cholesterol, 547mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 1g fiber), 17g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Crab Cakes in Light & Tasty February/March 2003

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katlink

Jan 2, 2012

This was my first time making crab cakes. They turned out pretty well. I used a 1/4 of a yellow onion instead of the green onions. I also used imitation crab and it did stick together for me. I will make this again!
Tbone2832

Aug 31, 2011

It was my first time making crab cakes. I used fresh crab meat. They were excellent. I will make them again using this recipe
AlenaE

Jul 24, 2011

I used the canned crab meat and it was very watery and unstable. I had to add more bread crumbs to give it more consistency. I also added celery and red onion instead of green onion and it was very good. Still needs some tweeking but over all they were good.
Simply Red

Jun 3, 2010

Did not hold together very well after the first side was brown. Tried adding an egg and more crumbs to remaining batch. Recipe needs work. Was not very tasty.
Dgulle

Sep 9, 2009

this is the only recipe I use for my crab cakes, as we live near the water and always have dungeness crab when in season, I always use fresh crab, I do add about 2 teaspoons of "old bay" seasoning to the recipe. my family loves it!
m_odonnell

Feb 26, 2009

I tried this with imitation crab meat and it didn't work out as well. The crab meat at my local store is $10 per 6 oz, so it wasn't economical to buy real crab meat. I think next time I will try to downsize the recipe to just one bag of crab meat and try it that way.
lahood256

Dec 1, 2008

Yummy!