Caribbean Grilled Crab Cakes

By lihui

16 Person

60 Minutes

157 Calories

These grilled crab cakes are absolutely delicious. ! I have made these in a skillet as well and they taste just as delicious as on the grill. I prefer to use fresh crab meat, but you can use whatever is on hand. Believe me! Once you taste it, you're absolutely hooked!

Ingredients

Mango Salsa

2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
Pepper
Salt
Minced jalapeno, to taste
1 Lime, juiced
3 tablespoons Chopped fresh cilantro
3 tablespoons Chopped fresh basil
1 Red onion, diced
1 Mango, peeled, pitted and diced

Crab Cakes

Pepper
Salt
Hot sauce, to taste
2 Green onions, minced
1 Egg, beaten
3/4 cup Mayonnaise
1 cup Plain bread crumbs
3/4 pound Crabmeat

Method

01

Drain the crabmeat. In a large bowl, mix the crabmeat, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, egg, green onions, hot sauce, and salt and pepper until combined. Shape the mixture into 16 small cakes. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
02

Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine the diced mango, onion, basil, cilantro, lime juice, jalapeno (if using), and salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to use.
03

To grill: Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate or a grill basket. Grill about 8 minutes, turning once.
04

To pan-fry: Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook crab cake patties until crisp and golden brown on both sides, about 4 minutes per side.
05

Top crab cakes with mango salsa and enjoy.

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Caribbean Grilled Crab Cakes

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( By lihui )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 16 servings
Calorie 157 Kcal
Prep Time 50 Mins
Cook Time 10 Mins
Total Time 60 Mins

02 Ingredients

Mango Salsa

2 tablespoons Vegetable oil

Pepper

Salt

Minced jalapeno, to taste

1 Lime, juiced

3 tablespoons Chopped fresh cilantro

3 tablespoons Chopped fresh basil

1 Red onion, diced

1 Mango, peeled, pitted and diced

Crab Cakes

Pepper

Salt

Hot sauce, to taste

2 Green onions, minced

1 Egg, beaten

3/4 cup Mayonnaise

1 cup Plain bread crumbs

3/4 pound Crabmeat

03 Method

Step 1

Drain the crabmeat. In a large bowl, mix the crabmeat, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, egg, green onions, hot sauce, and salt and pepper until combined. Shape the mixture into 16 small cakes. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Step 2

Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine the diced mango, onion, basil, cilantro, lime juice, jalapeno (if using), and salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Step 3

To grill: Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate or a grill basket. Grill about 8 minutes, turning once.

Step 4

To pan-fry: Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook crab cake patties until crisp and golden brown on both sides, about 4 minutes per side.

Step 5

Top crab cakes with mango salsa and enjoy.

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