The Best Crab Cakes
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Pan-fried or baked fresh crab cakes seasoned with lime zest, cilantro, and jalapeño, served with red pepper vinaigrette. Crispy outside, tender inside, and bright with citrus flavor.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 6- 1 lb fresh, cooked Dungeness crab meat (or fresh lump crab), strained, drained WELL.
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup mayo
- zest from 1 large lime, finely chopped, 2 tablespoons (or sub-lemon zest)
- 2 teaspoons lime juice ( or lemon juice)
- 1/2-1 tablespoon fresh jalapeno, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard (or ground mustard)
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (or sub-flat-leaf parsley)
- 1/4 cup red bell pepper, very finely chopped,
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup panko- plus 1/2 cup to 1 cup more for dredging. (Panko is MUCH better than breadcrumbs here) Feel free to use GF panko. as needed for searing.
- 2-3 tablespoons ghee (or a blend of olive oil and butter) for searing.
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 80M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 1h
- Cook
- 20m
- Sodium
- 482mg
- Total sugar
- 1g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 345mg
- Calcium
- 52mg
- Iron
- 0.54mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 60M
- SODIUM
- 482MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.