Fried Crab Cakes
Description
Tasty fried crab cakes coated in crispy panko are served with an easy sauce whipped up in the food processor using mayonnaise, lemon juice, and chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.
Ingredients
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1/3 cup panko bread crumbs
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1 large egg, beaten
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3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
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2 tablespoons mayonnaise
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2 teaspoons seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
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1 teaspoon yellow mustard
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1/2 pound cooked lump crabmeat, drained
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1/4 cup panko bread crumbs, or as needed
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2 tablespoons coconut oil
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1/2 cup mayonnaise
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1 canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
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1 tablespoon adobo sauce from chipotle peppers
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1 tablespoon lemon juice
Directions
1
Mix 1/3 cup panko, egg, parsley, mayonnaise, seafood seasoning, and mustard together in a medium bowl. Gently fold in crabmeat. Form into 4 patties and coat with remaining panko.
2
Heat coconut oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Fry patties until crispy, flipping once, about 12 minutes total.
3
While patties cook, prepare the sauce: Combine mayonnaise, chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, and lemon juice in the bowl of a food processor; process until smooth.
4
Serve crab cakes with sauce on the side.