Best 8 Fake Crab Crabby Cakes Recipes

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Are you craving the taste of crab cakes without the hassle of cleaning and cooking fresh crab? Welcome to the world of "fake crab crabby cakes," a delightful culinary creation that offers a delicious and affordable alternative to traditional crab cakes. Made with imitation crab meat, these patties are a clever blend of flavors and textures that will satisfy your seafood cravings without breaking the bank. Whether you're a seasoned cook or a kitchen novice, this guide will take you through the journey of creating perfect fake crab crabby cakes, ensuring a satisfying and enjoyable dining experience.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

FAKE CRAB CAKES



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These simple, all-natural fake crab cakes are quickly made from shredded zucchini, seafood seasoning, egg, and bread crumbs.

Provided by Butch Chaney

Categories     Side Dish     Vegetables     Squash     Zucchini     Fried Zucchini Recipes

Time 15m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 zucchini, grated
1 egg
3 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
1 tablespoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
cooking spray

Steps:

  • Combine zucchini, egg, bread crumbs, and seafood seasoning in a bowl. Form into 2 patties.
  • Spray a skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Fry patties until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 98.7 calories, Carbohydrate 11.6 g, Cholesterol 93 mg, Fat 3.5 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 5.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 935.1 mg, Sugar 2.6 g

IMITATION CRAB CAKES



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Don't let the title fool you, these are so good! I adapted them from a regular crab cake recipe on Allrecipes when our grocer had imitation crab on sale. The crab cakes may need 2 eggs as reviewers have noted, it depends on how moist your imitation crab is and how finely you flake it. The cakes won't seem to hold together well but they will cook up nicely, just be sure to make them small and carefully flip them when they're nice and brown on the bottom. I've also made these with finely diced red pepper and cilantro, omitting the green onions, and that is probably our new favorite way to prep.

Provided by lolablitz

Categories     Crab

Time 30m

Yield 8-10 cakes

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 tablespoons olive oil
6 green onions, chopped
2 (8 ounce) packages imitation crabmeat, chopped and flaked
1 -2 egg
2 tablespoons light mayonnaise
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 cup breadcrumbs
1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
1 lemon, juice of
salt
ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat.
  • Saute green onions briefly until tender.
  • Combine crabmeat, sauteed green onions, egg, mayonnaise, dry mustard, crushed crackers, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, Old Bay seasoning, lemon, salt and pepper with your hands. Work the ingredients together so they start to stick together.
  • Form into 1/2 inch thick patties.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the non-stick skillet over medium-medium high heat. * works really well on a flat griddle.
  • Cook cakes until nicely browned on each side.
  • Drain briefly on paper towels and serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 167, Fat 6.3, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 35.9, Sodium 616, Carbohydrate 20.5, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 5, Protein 7.3

CRABBY CRAB CAKES



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Here is a recipe I saved from Sundays food section, that I thought sounded good, that I'd like to share.

Provided by rwwest

Categories     Crab

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 lb fresh lump crabmeat
1 egg
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard (optional)
2 tablespoons flour, more for dredging
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
4 tablespoons butter
to taste lemon wedge
to taste salt and black pepper, freshly ground

Steps:

  • Gently combine crab, egg, mustard, salt, pepper and 2 Tablespoons flour.
  • Cover; and put in freezer for 5 minutes.
  • Shape mixture into 4 hamburger-shaped patties.
  • Line plate with plastic wrap, and put crab cakes on it. Cover with more plastic wrap, and refrigerate for about 30 minutes (or as long as 1 day), or freeze for 15 minutes.
  • Put flour for dredging in a bowl.
  • Combine oil and butter in 12-inch skillet, and turn heat to medium.
  • When butter melts and its foam subsides, gently dredge a crab cake in flour.
  • Gently tap off excess flour; and add crab cake to pan; repeat with remaining crab cakes, and then turn heat to medium-high.
  • Cook, rotating cakes in pan as necessary to brown first side, 5 to 8 minutes.
  • Turn and brown other side (it will take slightly less time). Serve hot, with lemon wedges.

CRABBY CAKES



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h45m

Yield 10 (3-ounce) cakes

Number Of Ingredients 18

1-cup bread crumbs
1 pound crabmeat, shredded and picked over to remove shells and cartilage
1/2 green pepper, diced small
1/2 red pepper, diced small
1/4 cup carrot, shredded
1/2 small red onion, diced
1 egg, beaten
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne powder
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Vegetable oil, for frying
Special sauce, recipe follows
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons cayenne pepper

Steps:

  • Set bread crumbs aside; combine remaining ingredients together until mixed well. Form mixture into 3-ounce cakes. Roll each cake in bread crumbs. Place cakes in freezer for 1 hour, to set up. Saute on medium heat until each cake is golden brown and heated through. Serve with special sauce.
  • In a small bowl combine all of the ingredients and mix well. Refrigerate until ready to use.

CRAB CAKES



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Mace, nutmeg's peppery sister, is what makes the difference in these crab cakes. The recipe, adapted from "Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes From the Matriarch of Edisto Island," comes from Emily Meggett, one of the most well-respected cooks in the Gullah Geechee community, whose food traditions are built largely on the crabs, shrimp and fish they pull from the water near their homes along the southeastern shoreline. She has made thousands of these using freshly cooked blue crabs, but meat that has already been picked and processed works as well. Be sparing with the bread crumbs, which should just hold the mixture together, then add more if the cakes are falling apart. Make sure the pan is very hot, then reduce the heat the minute they hit the oil. Keep a close eye while they brown. These are lovely bites to start a meal, or can star as supper, alongside rice and fresh vegetables. Ms. Meggett serves them with what she calls pink sauce, which is similar to this sauce, with the addition of grated onion and lemon.

Provided by Kim Severson

Categories     dinner, seafood, appetizer, main course

Time 1h30m

Yield About 12 large crab cakes

Number Of Ingredients 11

10 slices soft white or whole-wheat bread
1/2 cup/115 grams unsalted butter
1 large onion, grated
1/4 cup/30 grams self-rising flour (see Tip)
1 1/2 cups/355 milliliters whole or 2-percent milk
2 large eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
1/4 teaspoon ground mace
2 pounds/907 grams lump crab meat, drained if needed
1/2 cup/120 milliliters vegetable oil, plus more as needed

Steps:

  • Heat the broiler to 500 degrees (or its highest setting). On your oven's highest rack, broil all the bread slices on a baking sheet for 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden and crisp but not burned. Flip all the slices over and broil for another 2 to 3 minutes. Turn the broiler off and allow the bread to crisp in the oven until totally dry, 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Remove the bread from the oven and let cool. Using a box grater or rolling pin, coarsely grate and crush the bread slices into bread crumbs (or, pulse them in a food processor). The crumbs should look and feel like sand; you should get about 4 cups. Set the bread crumbs aside.
  • In a large cast-iron skillet, melt the butter over high heat. Once the butter is melted, add the onion and cook, stirring often, until tender, about 5 minutes.
  • Pour the butter and onion into a large bowl. Whisk the flour into the melted butter and onion, then slowly whisk in the milk to make a creamy sauce. Once the sauce is smooth, whisk in the eggs, lemon juice, vinegar and mace.
  • Add the crab meat to the cream sauce and mix lightly with a fork; don't break up the pieces of crab meat. Gently fold in just enough of the bread crumbs so that the mixture holds together (about 2 1/2 cups). Divide the crab mixture into 12 equal portions, setting them on a baking sheet as you go. They should be thick rounds - about the size of the palm of your hand, and roughly 1 1/2 inches thick.
  • Using your hand, take a scoop of the toasted bread crumbs and coat each crab cake.
  • Wipe out the skillet and heat the oil over high. Once the oil is hot, place a few of the crab cakes in the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 3 to 5 minutes on each side, or until browned and cooked through. Place the cooked crab cakes on a paper towel to drain. Working in batches, cook the remaining crab cakes, adding more oil as needed.
  • Serve crab cakes immediately, or set aside in a warm oven (see Tip) while you cook the remaining crab cakes.

CRAB CAKES RECIPE BY TASTY



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Here's what you need: small shallot, fresh parsley, fresh chives, egg, mayonnaise, dijon mustard, fresh lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, fresh lump crab meat, fine sea salt, freshly ground black pepper, panko breadcrumbs, all purpose flour, unsalted butter, tartar sauce, lemon wedge

Provided by Alix Traeger

Categories     Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 small shallot, finely chopped
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
1 tablespoon fresh chives, finely chopped
1 egg
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
½ teaspoon worcestershire sauce
1 pinch cayenne pepper, optional
1 lb fresh lump crab meat, picked over
fine sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons all purpose flour, for dusing
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
tartar sauce, recipe follows
lemon wedge

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, whisk together the shallot, parsley, chives, egg, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and cayenne if using.
  • Add the crabmeat, season with salt and pepper and stir to combine.
  • Add the breadcrumbs and mix just to combine.
  • Form into 6 equal patties and place on a plate. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes, up to 1 hour.
  • Coat the cakes lightly with flour, and shake off any excess.
  • In a large skillet set over medium heat, melt the butter.
  • Fry the crab cakes until golden and crisp, 3-4 minutes per side. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain slightly.
  • Serve warm with tartar sauce and lemon wedges.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 252 calories, Carbohydrate 16 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 23 grams, Sugar 1 gram

CORNBREAD CRAB CAKES BY LAWRENCE PAGE RECIPE BY TASTY



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Here's what you need: prepared cornbread, red pepper, green onion, mayonnaise, sour cream, fresh parsley, fresh cilantro, garlic, large eggs, old bay seasoning, olive oil, salt, pepper, fresh lump crab meat, vegetable oil

Provided by Scott Loitsch

Categories     Appetizers

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 cups prepared cornbread, crumbled
⅔ cup red pepper, finely diced
½ cup green onion, sliced
⅓ cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon sour cream
¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
2 teaspoons fresh cilantro, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 large eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon old bay seasoning
2 teaspoons olive oil
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
1 lb fresh lump crab meat
vegetable oil, for frying

Steps:

  • Over a large bowl, crumble the cornbread into fine crumbs until you have about 2 cups (200 g) worth.
  • Add the red pepper, green onion, mayonnaise, sour cream, parsley, cilantro, garlic, beaten eggs, Old Bay seasoning, olive oil, salt, pepper, and crab meat to the bowl.
  • Break up the crab meat into fine pieces until it is all uniform in size.
  • Mix all the ingredients together with your hands or a wooden spoon until evenly combined.
  • Form the mixture into small patties, about 2.5 inches (6 cm) in diameter and ¾-inch (2 cm) thick and set aside.
  • Add enough vegetable oil to a large skillet to come about ¼-inch (6 mm) up the sides. Heat the oil over medium-high heat until it reaches 350˚F (180˚C).
  • Fry the crab cakes in batches, about 3-4 at a time. Cook on each side until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes.
  • Transfer to a paper-towel lined plate to drain.
  • Serve with your choice of dipping sauce, or they're great just on their own!
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 461 calories, Carbohydrate 32 grams, Fat 24 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 26 grams, Sugar 10 grams

EASY CRAB CAKES



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Ready-to-go crabmeat makes these delicate patties easier than other crab cake recipes. You can also form the crab mixture into four thick patties instead of eight crab cakes. -Charlene Spelock, Apollo, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup seasoned bread crumbs, divided
2 green onions, finely chopped
1/4 cup finely chopped sweet red pepper
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 cans (6 ounces each) crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed
1 tablespoon butter

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine 1/3 cup bread crumbs, green onions, red pepper, egg, mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic powder and cayenne; fold in crab., Place remaining bread crumbs in a shallow bowl. Divide mixture into eight portions; shape into 2-in. balls. Gently coat in bread crumbs and shape into 1/2-in.-thick patties., In a large nonstick skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add crab cakes; cook until golden brown, 3-4 minutes on each side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 239 calories, Fat 11g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 141mg cholesterol, Sodium 657mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 21g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

Tips:

  • Use fresh, high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the flavor of your crab cakes.
  • Don't overmix the crab mixture. Overmixing will make the crab cakes tough.
  • Be gentle when forming the crab cakes. Don't pack them too tightly, or they will be dense and heavy.
  • Pan-fry the crab cakes over medium heat. This will help them to cook evenly without burning.
  • Serve the crab cakes immediately with your favorite dipping sauce.

Conclusion:

Crab cakes are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed for lunch, dinner, or as an appetizer. They are easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. Whether you like them classic or with a twist, there is a crab cake recipe out there for everyone. So next time you are looking for a seafood dish to try, give crab cakes a try. You won't be disappointed!

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