Easy Clam Cakes

Chef PotPie's Note:

Digging through my recipe file I came across this one. The card is well-used, so we must have liked them, but there are no notes on the card. I probably made these when we were first married and times were tough. But I'm going to try them again soon!

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 2

Yield: 4.0 cakes

• 2 (6 1/2 ounce) cans chopped clams, well drained
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup crushed saltine crackers
• 2 tablespoons minced parsley
• 1 teaspoon grated onion
• 4 tablespoons butter
• lemon slice (to garnish)
• parsley (to garnish)
• tartar sauce, if desired

Directions:

1. Mix clams, eggs, crushed crackers, parsley, and grated onion.
2. In pan in hot butter, spoon clam mixture into 4 mounds, gently flattening each with back of spoon.
3. Cook cakes until browned on both sides, about 3-5 minutes per side.
4. Serve with tartar sauce and lemon wedges, if desired.

Reviews

[A Man]

I have to say that this is exactly what I was looking for, cracker crumbs and all. I'll use onion powder, as grating them is tedious. I'll be making this tonight, in about an hour. Maybe I'll take a photo, who knows. Thanks for a simple recipe.

[Cookgirl]

Added 2 tablespoons finely minced celery with leaves. Added black pepper. Sprinkled the cooked patties with Old Bay seasoning and served w/lemon slices. Allowed the mixture to chill so that molding it into a greased ramekin to form the patties was a snap! Thanks for sharing. Very easy to make and delicious! cg ;)

[littleredcorvette]

Everyone raved over these. This included my picky ten year old. So easy and so yummy. thanks for sharing.