Small Batch Crab Cakes

• servings: 3 servings
• active time: 30 minutes
• total time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

1 large egg

1 ½ tablespoon mayonnaise

½ tablespoon dijon mustard

1 teaspoon hot sauce

½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

⅛ teaspoon paprika

⅛ teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon finely chopped red bell pepper

1 medium green onion (-finely chopped)

1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley

8 ounces lump crab meat (½ pound , picked over for shells and drained)

¼ cup panko breadcrumbs

oil spray or olive oil (for greasing the baking sheet)

lemon wedge

Directions

Position the oven rack in the lower third section of your oven. Then, set the oven to preheat at 425° F (220° C).

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, start by cracking an egg and whisk it until it's well-beaten. Follow this by adding mayonnaise, mustard, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, and salt. Whisk all these ingredients together until fully combined.

Incorporate the finely chopped red bell pepper, green onion, and parsley into the existing mixture by stirring gently.

Add the crab meat and breadcrumbs into the bowl. Fold these into the mixture carefully to combine. Once mixed, cover the bowl and let it chill in the fridge for 10 minutes.

Lightly mist a rimmed baking sheet with oil spray or manually apply a small amount of olive oil, ensuring the surface is evenly coated.

Take the crab mixture and form it into three equally sized patties. Place these patties onto your prepared baking sheet.

Put the baking sheet with the crab patties back in the refrigerator for an additional 10-minute chill time.

Bake the crab cakes in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes. You'll know they're ready to flip when the bottoms are lightly browned and can be easily lifted with a spatula. After flipping, bake for another 8 to 10 minutes or until the other side is also lightly browned.

Once baked to perfection, transfer the crab cakes onto a serving plate and finish them off with a fresh squeeze of lemon.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 crab cake
• Calories: 160 kcal
• Total Fat: 8 g
• Saturated Fat: 1 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
• Trans Fat: 0.02 g
• Cholesterol: 97 mg
• Sodium: 509 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 1 g
• Protein: 17 g