Crab Cakes

Name: Crab Cakes
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H30M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H20M0.000S
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Yield: 4 (2 crab cake) servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: Nonstick cooking spray; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; Dash hot sauce; 1/2 teaspoon crab boil seasoning (recommended: Old Bay); 1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper; 1 scallion, including green top, finely chopped; 1 pound lump crab, picked over for cartilage; 3/4 cup dry bread crumbs; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Freshly ground black pepper; Smarter Tartar Sauce, recipe follows; 6 tablespoons nonfat plain yogurt; 2 tablespoons mayonnaise; 1 scallion, finely chopped; 1/4 cup finely chopped sour pickles; 1 tablespoon chopped capers

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Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 20 min

Prep: 30 min
Inactive: 30 min
Cook: 20 min

Yield: 4 (2 crab cake) servings

Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 20 min

Prep: 30 min
Inactive: 30 min
Cook: 20 min

Yield: 4 (2 crab cake) servings

Ingredients

Nonstick cooking spray

1 egg, lightly beaten

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Dash hot sauce

1/2 teaspoon crab boil seasoning (recommended: Old Bay)

1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper

1 scallion, including green top, finely chopped

1 pound lump crab, picked over for cartilage

3/4 cup dry bread crumbs

1/4 teaspoon salt

Freshly ground black pepper

Smarter Tartar Sauce, recipe follows

Smarter Tartar Sauce:

6 tablespoons nonfat plain yogurt

2 tablespoons mayonnaise

1 scallion, finely chopped

1/4 cup finely chopped sour pickles

1 tablespoon chopped capers

Directions

Watch how to make this recipe.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
In a medium bowl mix together the egg, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, Old Bay seasoning and hot sauce. Stir in the bell pepper and scallion. Gently fold in the crab, 1/4 cup of the bread crumbs and salt and pepper to taste. Put the remaining bread rumbs in a shallow dish.
Divide the crab mixture into 8 mounds. Shape 1 mound into a round and coat in bread crumbs. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and flatten the crab cake to form a patty about 1-inch high. Repeat to form the remaining crab cakes.
Bake until golden on the bottom, about 10 minutes. Gently flip the crab cakes and cook until the second side is golden, 5 to 10 minutes longer.

Smarter Tartar Sauce:

Yield: 3/4 cup

Spoon yogurt into a small bowl lined with paper towels. Place in the refrigerator for 1/2 hour until some of the liquid from the yogurt is released. Scoop thickend yogurt into a small bowl, add the rest of the ingredients and stir to combine.