Quick crab cakes

Name: Quick crab cakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 33 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 dressed Cromer crab; 400 g packet chilled mashed potato; 1 tsp. black onion seeds; Grated zest of 1 small lemon; 40 g (11⁄2oz) fresh white breadcrumbs; A little plain flour to dust; 2 tbsp. vegetable oil; 1 lemon, cut into wedges, to serve

Crab cakes are an ideal dinner party dish, make in advance and chill overnight so you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time entertaining.

By The GH Kitchen TeamPublished: 10 June 2004

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Yields:

Prep Time:

15 mins

Cook Time:

18 mins

Total Time:

33 mins

Ingredients

2 dressed Cromer crab
400 g packet chilled mashed potato
1 tsp. black onion seeds
Grated zest of 1 small lemon
40 g (11⁄2oz) fresh white breadcrumbs
A little plain flour to dust
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 lemon, cut into wedges, to serve

Directions

1. Step 1
  Heat a frying pan to medium hot. Add the onion seeds and stir for 1-2min to release the aroma. Set aside to cool. Scoop out crab meat (plus any garnish of chopped parsley and egg) into a bowl. Add potato, lemon zest, onion seeds and breadcrumbs, and mix together, seasoning to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
2. Step 2
  Lightly flour your hands, then shape the mixture into eight cakes. Dust each one with a little flour, put onto a plate and chill for 15min, or overnight.
3. Step 3
  Preheat the oven to 140°C (120°C fan oven) mark 1. Heat oil in a frying pan. Cook half the crabcakes over a medium heat for 4min, then turn over for a further 4min until golden-brown and heated through. Keep the cooked crabcakes warm in the oven while you fry the remainder. Serve with a dressed mixed salad, a dollop of mayonnaise and the lemon wedges to squeeze over.
4. Step 4
  Prepare ahead. To make the crabcakes a day in advance, follow the recipe to the end of step 2, cover and chill overnight, then complete the recipe.
  
  Find more crab recipes here
  
  Classic crab sandwiches
  
  Crab quiche
  
  Simple crab salad
  
  Spicy crab squares
  
  Potted crab

Per Serving:

Calories: 280
Total carbs: 31 g
Total fat: 10 g
Saturated fat: 3 g

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