Crab Cakes with Tartar Sauce
Crab Cakes with Tartar Sauce, a super easy recipe to make at home. They make a delicious starter for any occasion, or some excellent picnic bites when the weather warms up. You need some simple ingredients, and the prep is minimal.
Servings: 12 cakes
Calories: 274kcal
Ingredients
For the cakes
- 450 g leftover mashed potatoes
- 200 g crab meat
- 2 spring onions
- 1 egg
- ½ cup breadcrumbs (fresh or store-bought)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
For the tartar sauce
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 gherkins
- 1 tablespoon capers
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- To make the cakes, add the mash, crab meat, chopped spring onions, egg, breadcrumbs, sauce, salt and pepper to a large bowl.
- Mix all the ingredients to make a paste.
- Dust flour on a board, and use your hands to shape 12 patties - the flour will prevent them from sticking.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes to harden up, it will help with the frying.
- Heat up the oil in a large frying pan, and fry the cakes in batches, they should need 2 minutes or so on each side until they are golden.
- Remove from the pan and transfer to a plate lined with kitchen towel to absorb the excess oil.
- Repeat with the remaining patties.
- To make the sauce, chop the gherkins and capers finely.
- Add them to a bowl together with the mayo and black pepper, and give it a good mix.
- Serve the crab cakes with the sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 274kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 407mg | Potassium: 479mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 57IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg