Mexicali Crab Cakes

Name: Mexicali Crab Cakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters fresh breadcrumbs; 59 milliliters finely chopped celery; 248 grams no-salt-added whole-kernel corn, drained; 237 milliliters finely crushed cornflakes; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh cilantro or parsley; 1 teaspoons garlic salt; 59 milliliters chopped green onions; 2 teaspoons chopped seeded jalapeño pepper; 59 milliliters light mayonnaise; 454 grams lump crabmeat, shell pieces removed; 2 Tbsps margarine; 0 teaspoons pepper; 59 milliliters finely chopped red bell pepper; 296 milliliters cocktail sauce or medium-hot salsa

Mexicali Crab Cakes might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 22g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 272 calories. This recipe serves 5. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and pescatarian diet. A mixture of breadcrumbs, bell pepper, margarine, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the cornflakes you could follow this main course with the Cornflake-Chocolate-Chip-Marshmallow Cookies as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 45

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Melt margarine in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.

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Margarine

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Frying Pan

Add celery, bell pepper, and jalapeo; saut 3 minutes or until tender. Cool.

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Bell Pepper

Celery

Combine mayonnaise and the next 5 ingredients (mayonnaise through egg) in a large bowl.

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Mayonnaise

Egg

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Bowl

Add celery mixture, breadcrumbs, green onions, crabmeat, and corn, and stir well. Divide crabmeat mixture into 10 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty. Dredge patties in cornflakes.

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Green Onions

Breadcrumbs

Corn Flakes

Crabmeat

Celery

Corn

Place patties on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Bake at 450 for 15 minutes; turn patties over, and bake an additional 10 minutes or until golden.

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Serve crab cakes with cocktail sauce, and garnish with cilantro sprigs, if desired.

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Cocktail Sauce

Cilantro

Crab

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Servings:

118milliliters

fresh breadcrumbs 59milliliters

finely chopped celery 248grams

no-salt-added whole-kernel corn, drained 237milliliters

finely crushed cornflakes 1teaspoon

Dijon mustard 1large

egg, lightly beaten 1teaspoon

chopped fresh cilantro or parsley 1teaspoons

garlic salt 59milliliters

chopped green onions 2teaspoons

chopped seeded jalapeño pepper 59milliliters

light mayonnaise 454grams

lump crabmeat, shell pieces removed 2Tbsps

margarine 0teaspoons

pepper 59milliliters

finely chopped red bell pepper 296milliliters

cocktail sauce or medium-hot salsa

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Muscadet, Riesling

Chardonnay, Muscadet, and Riesling are great choices for Shellfish. Buttery chardonnay is great for scallops, shrimp, crab, and lobster, while muscadet is a classic pick for mussels, oysters, and clams. If you've got some spice in your shellfish, a semi-dry riesling can balance out the heat. The GEN5 Chardonnay with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 9 dollars per bottle.