Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 152.6kcal
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- measuring spoons and cups
- skillet
- spatula
- silicon barbecue brush
Ingredients
- 1 lb Philip lump crab meat
- ½ c panko bread crumbs (see note)
- 1¼ tsp Old Bay seasoning
- 3 tbsp light Miracle Whip
- 2 tbsp Gulden's spicy brown mustard or Dijon
- salt and pepper to taste - I don't use any
- 2 tsp olive oil
Instructions
- Open and drain the crab meat. Place the crab meat into a mixing bowl and pick through it to remove any bits of shell that may have been overlooked.
- Add the panko bread crumbs to the crab meat. Use a fork to toss it together.
- Add the Old Bay seasoning to the crab mixture. Toss it together to ensure that the Old Bay is evenly incorporated into the crab mixture. The crab is pasteurized. Taste it and add more Old Bay seasoning if you think it is needed. The Old Bay is salty and has a bite to it. I don't find that extra salt and pepper is needed but add some if you feel it is needed based on your taste buds.
- Add the light Miracle Whip and spicy brown mustard. Mix until they are full incorporated.
- Use a fork and pack the crab mixture down into an even layer in the mixing bowl. Divide the layer of crab mixture into four even portions with the fork.
- Take each portion of crab mixture and form it into a crab cake. You will end up with four large crab cakes. We prefer ours big but you can easily divide the recipe into 5-6 nice size cakes. I cook two for dinner and refrigerate the other two and cook them for the next night's dinner.
- Add the olive oil to the skillet and heat it up. Use a silicon barbecue brush to spread the oil over the entire bottom of the skillet. Place the crab cakes into the skillet and sauté for 2-4 min. per side Gently lift the bottom edge to check for brownness. When the bottom side is golden brown, flip the crab cakes and brown the other side.
- Serve the crab cakes with tartar sauce, cocktail sauce or a lemon wedge and enjoy.
Notes
All panko bread crumbs are not created equal. The sodium content per half of cup of crumbs varies from 490 mg to 45 mg of sodium.
Nutrition
Serving: 1crab cake | Calories: 152.6kcal | Carbohydrates: 6.5g | Protein: 21.8g | Fat: 3.7g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Sodium: 756mg | Fiber: 0.25g | Sugar: 0.25g
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