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Crab Cakes Northwest Style

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Quick Facts

Servings: 4

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A touch of curry powder adds a spicy flavor to these yummy morsels. Serve two or three as a main dish, or one as an elegant appetizer.

Ingredients

  • 30mL olive oil, divided
  • 3 medium shallots, minced
  • 260g crab meat, fresh
  • 15mL lemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • 2 medium egg whites
  • 30g lowfat mayonnaise
  • 55g bread crumbs, divided
  • 5g mustard
  • 1g curry powder
  • 3g parsley, finely chopped
  • 2g salt
  • 3g pepper
  • 30g bread crumbs
  • 15mL olive oil

Directions

  • Heat 1 Tbsp oil in a nonstick skillet. Sauté shallots for 2 minutes until soft.
  • Place crabmeat in a bowl and break up with a fork. Add shallots, lemon juice, egg whites, mayonnaise, 1/4 cup (30g) bread crumbs, mustard, curry powder and parsley. Stir well and season with salt and pepper.Cover and chill for 1–3 hours.
  • When ready to cook, remove from refrigerator. Using a spoon and your hands, mold mixture into 8 cakes. Gently coat each cake with remaining 1/4 cup breadcrumbs.
  • Heat remaining oil in a nonstick skillet. Fry cakes 2 or 3 at a time for 5 minutes on each side, turning very carefully. The crab cakes are done when they are a light golden brown.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 335
  Calories from Fat 133 (40%)
(23%)Total Fat 15g
(10%)Saturated Fat 2g
Poly-Unsaturated Fat 3g
Mono-Unsaturated Fat 8g
(30%)Cholesterol 89mg
(33%)Sodium 786mg
(16%)Potassium 577mg
Total Carbohydrate 19g
(5%)Dietary Fibre 1g
Sugars 2g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(61%)Protein 30g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.

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