Fake Crab Crabby Cakes

Submitted by HeatherFeather

"I love these crab cakes, and I have always used the fake crab in them. Fake crab is actually made from real fish, only it has been shaped and seasoned to resemble crabmeat. I originally saw these prepared on an episode of Calling All Cooks on Food Network, however when I tried the recipe from their site, there were many errors. This is the version I came up with after watching the episode several times and my own personal tests in my kitchen. The amount of oil I used to brown the cakes before baking was minimal - like 1 teaspoonful. These were delicious!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 16 ounces imitation crabmeat, minced finely
• 1⁄2 cup celery, diced finely
• 1⁄4 cup carrot, grated finely
• 1⁄2 small red onion, diced finely (about 1/2 cup)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon mustard powder
• salt, to taste
• 1⁄2 - 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1⁄4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 1⁄3 cups dry breadcrumbs, plus extra for coating
• canola oil, as needed

• For the Sauce

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 -2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

directions

1. Combine crabcake ingredients (except oil) in a large bowl,adding bread crumbs last to bind.
2. Roll mixture into 3 oz cakes and then roll in some extra bread crumbs to coat.
3. Place in freezer for 1 hour.
4. Saute in just a bit of oil in a hot nonstick skillet until each cake is golden brown on both sides(1 minute per side), then bake in preheated 350 F oven for 5 minutes.
5. Sauce: Mix together in a small bowl and chill well.

Reviews

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we were trying to find something easy to make with imitation crab, we were sceptical but were pleasantly surprised by this, it was great and the whole family enjoyed them