Crab Cakes with Cilantro-Sour Cream Sauce

Name: Crab Cakes with Cilantro-Sour Cream Sauce
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 🥚 2 large eggs, beaten; 🍋 ¼ cup fresh lemon juice; ¼ cup mayonnaise; ¼ cup minced red bell pepper; 🧅 ¼ cup diced red onion; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro; 🧂 ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; freshly ground black pepper to taste; 1 pound fresh crabmeat, well picked over; 2 cups dry bread crumbs, divided; 1 ⅓ cups sour cream, or more to taste; ⅔ cup mayonnaise; ¼ cup minced red bell pepper; 🧄 2 cloves garlic, minced; 🍋 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh cilantro; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; 🧂 salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; ¼ cup corn oil for frying

Cost $25, save $20

Source: Recommended by CookPal

30 Min
4 Servings
$25

Crab Cakes with Cilantro-Sour Cream Sauce

Cost $25, save $20

Source: Recommended by CookPal

30 Min
4 Servings
$25

INGREDIENTS

Crab Cakes
- 🥚 2 large eggs, beaten
- 🍋 ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup minced red bell pepper
- 🧅 ¼ cup diced red onion
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 🧂 ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 pound fresh crabmeat, well picked over
- 2 cups dry bread crumbs, divided
Cilantro-Sour Cream Sauce
- 1 ⅓ cups sour cream, or more to taste
- ⅔ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup minced red bell pepper
- 🧄 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 🍋 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 🧂 salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Oil for Frying
- ¼ cup corn oil for frying

STEPS

Mix eggs, lemon juice, mayonnaise, bell pepper, onion, cilantro, salt, cayenne pepper, and black pepper in a bowl. Fold in crabmeat and half the bread crumbs.

Form crabmeat mixture into 8 patties and coat both sides in remaining bread crumbs. Freeze patties for 15 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).

Mix sour cream, mayonnaise, bell pepper, garlic, lemon juice, cilantro, and cayenne pepper to prepare the sauce. Season with salt and black pepper.

Heat corn oil in a skillet over medium heat and fry patties in batches until golden, about 30 seconds per side. Drain excess oil using paper towels.

Transfer patties to a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into a patty reads at least 165°F (74°C).

Serve patties with prepared sauce.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

835

Calories

20
Protein
49
Carbs
63
Fats

💡 Pick through the crab meat thoroughly to ensure no shell fragments remain.Freeze the patties briefly before frying—they'll hold their shape better during cooking.Use freshly squeezed lemon juice for better flavor in both crab cakes and the sauce.