Thai Crab Cakes
Makes approx. 10 cakes
Ingredients
- 340g (12oz) mixed crabmeat
- 15g (0.5oz) butter or margarine
- 15g (0.5oz) flour
- 125ml (4 fl oz) milk
- 1 x 15ml spoon (1 tbsp) fresh chopped coriander
- 1 stalk lemon grass, finely chopped
- 1 green chilli, deseeded and chopped
- 1 x 15ml spoon (1 tbsp) fresh root ginger, peeled and grated
- salt and black pepper
- 115g (4oz) breadcrumbs
- 1 egg, beaten
- 4 x 15ml spoon (4 tbsp) sunflower oil, for frying
- lime wedges, to garnish
Method
- Melt the butter in a pan and add the flour. Cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring continuously. Remove from heat and gradually stir in the milk. Return to the heat and cook for 2-3 minutes until mixture thickens.
- Remove the pan from the heat and add the crabmeat, coriander, lemon grass, chilli, ginger, salt, pepper and 30g (1oz) breadcrumbs. Mix together and leave to cool.
- Using floured hands, shape the crab mixture into 10 cakes. Dip the crab cakes in the beaten egg and coat in the remaining breadcrumbs. Cover and chill for 20 minutes.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan. Lightly cook the cakes for 3-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Garnish and serve either hot or cold with a selection of dips.
Nutritional values per cake (approx): 129 kcals; 10g protein; 5g fat; 11g carbohydrate; 1g fibre.
Recipes courtesy of Seafish.
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