August 25, 2014
Skinny Crab Cakes Recipe
Ingredients
For the patties:
- 4 pounds crabmeat
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1/8 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning TM
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
- 1 cup saltine crackers, crushed
- 1 cup light mayonnaise
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
For the sauce:
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/8 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning TM
- 3 ounces fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 3/4 cups vegetable oil
Directions
For the patties:
- In a large mixing bowl, combine crabmeat, 1 egg, lemon zest, Old Bay Seasoning, chopped basil, crushed crackers and mayonnaise.
- Mix thoroughly.
- Form 5 ounce patties out of the crab mixture (should make about 16 patties), and chill until cold before cooking.
- In a skillet, heat 4 tablespoons of oil over medium heat.
- Saute the crab cakes for 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
For the sauce:
- In a blender place the egg yolks, Old Bay Seasoning, lime juice, cilantro, salt and pepper.
- Blend for 10 seconds.
- Keeping the blender running, slowly drizzle the oil into the blender.
- Blend until sauce is creamy.