Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes
These delicate crab cakes are so lemony and delicious.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Rest in the fridge1 hour hr
Total Time1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Calories: 262kcal
- 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Olive oil spray
- 2 teaspoons butter or ghee
- 1/2 small onion finely minced
- 3 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1 pound jumbo lump crabmeat
- 1 cup fresh bread crumbs Use Gluten-free bread for GF Crab cakes
- 1 1/2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon old bay seasoning
- 1 large egg white
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 1-2 tablespoons freshly chopped cilantro leaves or chives
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Pepper
- Lemon wedges for garnish
Spray a non stick pan with olive oil spray and cook onion for 4-5 minutes over medium-low heat until the onion gets kind of caramelized, and in garlic and cook for an additional minute. Dump that into a bowl and fold in the crabmeat, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, egg white, lemon juice, 1/2 tsp of salt, old bay, and cilantro, mixing just until well blended, being careful not to break up the lump crab too much.
Shape the mixture into 4 fat crab cakes. Sprinkle with a little more salt and put them on a plate, cover, and stick them in the refrigerator to chill for at least an hour.
To cook, heat butter and olive oil in a non stick pan over medium heat. Add the crab cakes - two at a time, if you want, so you can flip easily - and cook for about 4 minutes each side until nice and crisp. Be careful flipping, as they can fall apart, but they will be delicious even if they do!
Serve with lots of fresh lemon juice. YUM!
Makes 4 crab cakes
21 Day Fix: 1/2 YELLOW, 1 RED, 2 TSP (per crab cake)
WW: 5 points (per crab cake) [Calculated using reduced fat mayo]
Serving: 1crab cake | Calories: 262kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 1303mg | Potassium: 272mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 113IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 1mg