Best Crab Cakes Recipe

crab meat

🥗Healthier: imitation crab

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Imitation crab is lower in calories, while canned tuna is often more affordable.

mayonnaise

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: store-brand mayonnaise

Greek yogurt is lower in calories and adds protein.

Pour crab meat onto a platter or bowl and feel through it to check for any shells, removing any found.

Chop the red and green bell peppers finely, ensuring they are small enough to cook through in the crab cakes.

Chop the onion finely, trying to avoid crying from the onion's fumes.

Add the finely chopped veggies to the crab meat in the bowl.

Zest half a lemon and add it to the mixture, avoiding the white pith.

Juice half a lemon and add the juice to the mixture.

Crack an egg into the mixture to serve as a binder.

Crush Ritz crackers and add them to the mixture as a binder.

Add mayonnaise and Dijon mustard to the mixture, mixing well.

Season the mixture with Tony Creole seasoning, Old Bay seasoning, black pepper, and salt to taste.

Form the mixture into patties, ensuring they are compact.

Spray a baking sheet with Pam spray and place the patties on it.

Bake the crab cakes in the oven until golden brown, checking for doneness.

Prepare a homemade tartar sauce by mixing mayonnaise, sugar, pickles, garlic powder, and lemon juice.

Serve the crab cakes warm with the homemade tartar sauce.

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