Best Miniature Crab Cakes With Tomato Ginger Jam Recipes

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MINI CRAB CAKES



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Fresh crab is one of my all-time favorite foods so whenever I get the chance to cook with it I will often make this dish. It's great for appetizers but you can make larger ones for a fantastic dinner with a simple salad. -Ellen Riley, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Appetizers

Time 30m

Yield 16 appetizers.

Number Of Ingredients 19

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon dill pickle relish
1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
CRAB CAKES:
1 large egg
1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 green onion, chopped
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon seafood seasoning
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
3 cups lump crabmeat, drained
1/4 cup canola oil
16 dill pickle slices
Minced chives

Steps:

  • Mix the first six ingredients. Refrigerate, covered, until serving. For crab cakes, combine egg, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, onion, parsley, mustard, seafood seasoning and pepper sauce. Fold in crab. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes., With floured hands, shape 2 tablespoonfuls crab mixture into 1/2-in.-thick patties. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add crab cakes in batches; cook until golden brown, 3-4 minutes on each side. Top each with a pickle slice and sauce. Sprinkle with chives.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 134 calories, Fat 12g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 36mg cholesterol, Sodium 402mg sodium, Carbohydrate 3g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 4g protein.

CRAB CAKES WITH SWEET CHILLI & GINGER DIPPING SAUCE



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An easy help-yourself starter with the zest and spice of ginger and chilli

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Starter

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 22

75g French beans , finely sliced
200g fresh white crabmeat
1 red chilli , deseeded and finely chopped
1 garlic clove , crushed
4 spring onions , trimmed and finely chopped
1 tbsp freshly grated ginger
grated zest 1 lime
1 tbsp chopped coriander
75g fresh white breadcrumbs
1 tbsp mayonnaise
1 egg , beaten
sunflower oil , for frying
5 garlic cloves , roughly chopped
2 red chillies , roughly chopped
6cm piece ginger , peeled and roughly chopped
2 dried kaffir lime leaves
1 stalk lemongrass , trimmed and roughly chopped
2 tbsp chopped coriander
175g caster sugar
50ml rice wine vinegar
1 tbsp fish sauce or lime juice
1 tbsp soy sauce

Steps:

  • To make the dipping sauce, blend the garlic, chillies, ginger, lime leaves, lemongrass and coriander in a food processor until very finely chopped. Tip the sugar into a small saucepan, add 3 tbsp water and heat gently to dissolve. Continue to cook for another min or so until the syrup starts to thicken slightly.
  • Add the chilli and ginger mixture, and continue to cook for a further 2-3 mins. Then stir in the rice vinegar, fish sauce and soy sauce. Remove from the heat and leave to cool to room temperature.
  • Cook the beans in a small pan of boiling salted water for 1-2 mins until tender. Drain and refresh under cold running water, then leave to dry on kitchen paper. Mix the crab with the cooked beans and all the remaining ingredients, apart from the sunflower oil. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and shape into 8 small patties.
  • Heat 1-2 tbsp sunflower oil in a frying pan and cook 4 crab cakes at a time until golden brown on both sides. Remove from the pan and keep warm while you cook the remainder. Serve with the sweet chilli dipping sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 467 calories, Fat 18 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 65 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 49 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 16 grams protein, Sodium 2.75 milligram of sodium

TOMATO GINGER JAM



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Categories     Condiment/Spread     Tomato     Spring     Gourmet

Yield Makes about 1 1/4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/4 cup minced shallot
1 tablespoon finely grated peeled fresh ginger
1 large garlic clove, minced
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 pounds plum tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro

Steps:

  • Cook shallot, ginger, garlic, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes in butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderately low heat, stirring, until shallot is softened, about 5 minutes. Add sugar and cook, stirring, until dissolved. Add tomatoes and simmer over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Cool jam to room temperature, then stir in lime juice and cilantro.

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