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Easy Crab Cakes

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Easy Crab Cakes

The key to good crab cakes is a light hand — mixing gently so the crab meat stays in chunks rather than breaking down into a paste, then chilling before frying so they hold together.

Total time
28 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
8 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
American
high-protein

Ingredients

500gcrab meat
1 cupbreadcrumbs
1/3 cupmayonnaise
to tastemustard and old bay seasoning

Instructions

1

Combine crab meat, breadcrumbs, mayonnaise and seasoning.

2

Be careful not to break up the crab too much as you mix.

3

Shape into patties, chill 20 minutes.

4

Pan-fry in butter or oil until golden, about 4 minutes per side.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
228
Protein
3.4g
Fat
15.6g
Carbs
17.6g
Fiber
1.2g
Sodium
298mg

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