Korean Crab Cakes

Crab cakes with a Korean flair! These are great, I like to eat them with sweet and sour sauce, or hoisin sauce! Tasty!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 255 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• ¼ cup mayonnaise
• 1 ½ tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger
• 1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat - drained, flaked and cartilage removed
• 2 teaspoons Asian fish sauce (nuoc mam or nam pla)
• 3 ounces chopped shrimp
• 1 ½ cups fresh breadcrumbs, made from crustless French bread

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a medium bowl, mix together mayonnaise, cilantro, fresh ginger, and fish sauce. Mix in crab, shrimp, and 1/2 cup bread crumbs. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Step 2

Place remaining 1 cup breadcrumbs on a plate or shallow bowl. Drop 1/4 of the crab mixture onto breadcrumbs, and turn to coat. Shape into a circle or oval. repeat with remaining crab mixture.

Step 3

Heat oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Cook cakes in oil for about 5 minutes per side, or until golden brown and cooked through.