Korean Crab Cakes

Name: Korean Crab Cakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 crab cakes
Ingredients: ¼ cup mayonnaise; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger; 2 teaspoons Asian fish sauce (nuoc mam or nam pla); 1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat - drained, flaked and cartilage removed; 3 ounces chopped shrimp; 1 ½ cups fresh breadcrumbs, made from crustless French bread; salt and pepper to taste; 1 ½ tablespoons peanut oil

Rating: 3.8 stars

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

By DeAnna L.

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prep:

15 mins

cook:

35 mins

total:

50 mins

Servings:

Yield:

4 crab cakes

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 4 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

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

Directions

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.

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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.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

255 calories; protein 14.5g; carbohydrates 9.6g; fat 17.4g; cholesterol 74.5mg; sodium 619.9mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (5)

Most helpful positive review

Soup Loving Nicole

Allstar

04/29/2016

Get over the Korean title already and just make them. Who really cares if these are authentic Korean or not? They are great and that is what matters to me. The one suggestion/improvement I have to offer is to use Panko instead. Just my opinion.... Read More

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(2)

Most helpful critical review

JENNATEACHER

07/26/2006

These sound great but they are not Korean. I live in Korea and can not get half of the ingredients needed. I will try to make them when I go to the USA next vacation. Read More

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(5)

5 Ratings

5 star values: 2
4 star values: 1
3 star values: 1
2 star values: 1
1 star values: 0

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JENNATEACHER

07/26/2006

These sound great but they are not Korean. I live in Korea and can not get half of the ingredients needed. I will try to make them when I go to the USA next vacation. Read More

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NOWARRIES

06/14/2005

This came out alright but it definitely is NOT Korean. Read More

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Soup Loving Nicole

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04/29/2016

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