Quick to make and easy to devour – these pepped-up crabcakes won’t be left untouched. Perfect as dinner party nibbles or a light summery starter.
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Ingredients
- 75g Carrs Cheese Melts (or similar cheese crackers)
- 2 x 100g packs Seafood & Eat It Fifty Fifty Cornish Crab, from Waitrose (or ask your fishmonger for 100g white and 100g brown crabmeat)
- 2 celery sticks, finely chopped, plus leaves to garnish
- 1 spring onion, finely chopped
- 1 tsp finely chopped fresh tarragon
- Finely grated zest and juice 1 lemon, plus wedges to serve
- 5 drops Tabasco or to taste
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Vegetable oil for frying
- Chilli sauce for dipping (optional)
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Method
- Put the crackers in a food processor and whizz to fine crumbs. Transfer 40g to a bowl, then reserve the rest on a plate for the coating.
- Add the crabmeat, chopped celery, spring onion, tarragon, lemon zest and juice, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce and a twist of black pepper to the cracker crumbs in the bowl and mix thoroughly.
- Using 2 teaspoons, divide the crab mixture into 8 equal-size patties (or 10-12 mini cakes). Coat each one in the reserved cracker crumbs, then place on a baking sheet lined with non-stick baking paper. Chill for 30 minutes or overnight.
- Heat a glug of oil in a wide, shallow frying pan until it starts to shimmer. Cook the crabcakes for 3-4 minutes on each side until deep golden and crisp. Work in batches, wiping out the pan with kitchen paper and adding more oil if necessary.
- Serve the crabcakes garnished with celery leaves, with lemon wedges to squeeze over and chilli sauce for dipping, if you like.
Nutrition
- 397kcals Calories
- 21.3g (4.1g saturated) Fat
- 23.7g Protein
- 26.7g (2g sugars) Carbs
- 2g Fibre
- 1.3g Salt
For two people
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