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Crispy Simple Crab Cake Recipe

July 11, 2014 by Florentina 1 Comment

Crispy Simple Crab Cake Recipe

Long summer days by the ocean shore, the sun setting down over fishing boats bringing in the catch of the day, loud seagulls flying around hoping for a snack, it all screams freedom, happy days and a Crispy Simple Crab Cake Recipe .
It’s impossible for me to spend a day at the beach and not crave fresh seafood; to me that’s simply he essence of summer in a beach town.

Crispy Simple Crab Cake Recipe

Most days I make a bowl of salsa fresca with the tomatoes i pick that day, and pretty much put it on top of all my food, from breakfast to dinner, including this super easy wild caught extra crispy simple crab cake recipe. I do switch the scallions in the salsa fresca recipe with 1 clove of grated garlic, because according to my taste buds seafood calls for garlic and there’s simply no way around it.

These are mostly crab meat with a little bit of leftover mashed potatoes as a binder, a little seasonings and some cilantro to tie them nicely with the salsa fresca. The crispness comes from a few panko crumbs pan seared in a hot cast iron skillet. Perfection ! 
This simple crab cake recipe is definitely all about the freshness of the crab, with a little kiss of garlicky salsa. Needles to say we just love these on a hot summer day ! I bet you will to 🙂

Crispy Simple Crab Cake Recipe

5 from 1 vote
Crispy Simple Crab Cake Recipe
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Crispy Simple Crab Cake Recipe
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
 
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Spanish
Servings: 12
Author: Florentina
Ingredients
  • 16 oz wild caught crab meat -cooked & drained well
  • 1 1/4 c leftover mashed potatoes -seasoned to taste & cooled
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 cloves large garlic -grated
  • 1/2 c cilantro -roughly chopped
  • 1/2 tsp sweet paprika
  • freshly cracked black pepper to taste
  • 1 c panko bread crumbs
  • the zest from 1 organic lime
  • 1/4 c olive oil or coconut oil
  • 2 limes -halved
  • 2 c of this salsa fresca - replace the onion with 1 grated garlic clove
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl gently mix together the crab meat, mashed potatoes, egg, cilantro, lime zest, paprika and garlic. Form 10-12 crab cakes out of the mixture and set them on a plate. Season each side with a pinch of the black pepper.
  2. Gently coat each crab cake in some of the panko bread crumbs and refrigerate for a couple of hours. When ready to eat heat up a shallow cast iron skillet or griddle on medium flame with 1 tbsp of the oil. Just enough to coat the bottom nicely. Sear each crab cake for a couple of minutes on each side until crispy and golden. Keep in mind that everything inside this cakes is already cooked, we just want to warm them through and get a crispy texture.
  3. Serve hot with the Salsa Fresca on top and garnished with the limes.

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Hi, I'm Florentina, the voice behind the wholesome recipes you find in this journal. But I'm not alone, I'm really just channeling the Man in the Photo, one recipe at a time! Thank you for joining me in my quest for the art of simple, rustic living, trying to capture the raw beauty of organic food & life through the lens of my Iphone and camera.

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  1. Cathleen Jenkins

    November 3, 2018 at 5:42 pm

    5 stars
    Crab Cakes:
    Exactly the kind of recipe I love. All fresh ingredients written with integrity and simplicity. I’m a creative home chef and eater. Reading and cooking this was inspiring and felt respectful of my individual tastes. We all enjoyed it sooo much!!

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