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Nigella Lawson

Mini Crab Cakes


Mini Crab Cakes

There are a lot of crab cake recipes out there, that I don’t deny, but there’s a reason for this: people really love eating them. So why resist? Why hold back? These are simple to make, and I like them at any temperature – though as with most everything else here, they sit well under a loose covering of foil in a low oven – which is even better.

Note: I always buy organic brown rice flour at the health-food shop, but if you can’t find that, then use ordinary rice four. Similarly, if you can’t locate wasabi, use English mustard.

Serves 50

Ingredients

  • 4 spring onions
  • 1 Clove Garlic
  • 500 g white Crabmeat
  • 2 teaspoons Rice vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons Tamari or Japanese Soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons Wasabi
  • 65 g brown Rice flour
  • vegetable oil for frying

Method

  1. Trim the spring onions and roughly chop them, peel the clove of garlic, and put both into a food processor and blitz until finely chopped
  2. Add the other ingredients, apart from the oil, and process again until all has mixed together into a rough paste
  3. Or you can chop finely by hand and mix in the other ingredients
  4. In a large frying pan, heat 5mm of oil (vegetable or ground nut)
  5. As soon as a little bit of mixture sizzles when it is dropped in, you’re ready to fry
  6. Drop teaspoonfuls of crab mixture into the hot oil, and fry until golden brown and crispy all over
  7. Cool about 10 at a time so that you can turn them quickly and the oil temperature doesn’t drop too much
  8. Drain the cooked crab cakes on kitchen towel and then transfer to a plate for serving
  9. I’d kill for these at a party.
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Recipe from FEAST by Nigella Lawson, published by Chatto & Windus

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  • Viv Phillips
    June 2009

    I found this recipe bland and very oily. I even used less oil than suggested. Next time I wouldn't process the mixture to a rough paste. The cakes could have easily been mistaken for potato instead of crab. I love Nigella's recipes and they are usually true to form but this one let me down. I'm wondering if it's been misprinted on the internet?

  • KM262
    April 2009

    Nigella, that was incredible. I know you refer to your grandmother a lot. She really passed a wonderful gift onto you. Bless your soul. Thanks so much for sharing. I look forward to browsing through more of your treats.

  • KG65
    February 2009

    On the Australia Day weekend I had to make a double batch, they went so fast it wasnt' funny, and no my family and friends are not PIGS, they just enjoy good food. Thanks Nigella!

  • SteveKhaw
    January 2009

    Even I like them. Like them very much.

  • Barbara
    January 2009

    B14 super super easy and terrific even the kids liked them

  • AK13
    January 2009

    made these for a drinks party i had. simple but tasty and everyone raved about them. will be making them time and time again

  • hsvgal
    January 2009

    These are apsolutely gorgeous! Great Pre-dinner nibblies with drinks or for ***tail party..You have to make extra! Ps ..I served with a side of yoghurt mint sauce & a sweet chilli sauce for dipping!

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