Love & Best Dishes: Lemony Crab Cakes Recipe

crab meat

🥗Healthier: imitation crab

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Imitation crab is lower in cost and calories.

mayonnaise

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while adding creaminess.

Old Bay seasoning

🥗Healthier: Cajun seasoning

💰Cheaper: mixed herbs

Cajun seasoning offers similar flavor at a lower cost.

egg

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: applesauce

Flaxseed meal can bind ingredients while being plant-based.

Spray the nonstick cast-iron skillet with nonstick spray.

Heat the skillet until hot but not too hot.

Prepare the sauce by mixing a few tablespoons of mayonnaise, lemon zest, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, and Old Bay seasoning in a bowl. Adjust the consistency by adding lemon juice slowly to avoid making it too thin. Taste and add salt if needed. Refrigerate the sauce until ready to serve.

In the heated skillet, add 2 tablespoons of clarified butter and 3 tablespoons of olive oil, ensuring they are mixed well to prevent burning.

In a bowl, combine 1 cup mayonnaise, lemon zest, Dijon mustard, Old Bay seasoning, and the remaining lemon juice. Add 2 lightly beaten eggs to the mixture.

Gently fold in 1 cup of lump crab meat and 1/2 cup of claw crab meat, being careful to keep the lumps intact.

If the mixture feels too loose, add 1/4 cup of flour and 1/4 cup of Panko breadcrumbs to help bind it together. Mix gently.

Refrigerate the crab cake mixture for a while to help it set and bind together.

Form the crab mixture into cakes, about 1/4 cup each, being very gentle to maintain the lumps of crab meat.

Heat the skillet with the oil and butter mixture to the right temperature, then carefully place the crab cakes in the skillet.

Cook the crab cakes for about 3-5 minutes on each side, depending on their thickness, using an offset spatula to turn them gently to avoid breaking them apart.

If needed, add more olive oil and butter to ensure the crab cakes are partially submerged while frying.

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