Crab and shrimp cakes
11
Points®
Total time: 32 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 12 min • Serves: 2 • Difficulty: Easy
Mesclun makes a nice bed for these crispy fish cakes. It seems just as easy to make four of these fish cakes as two, so wrap and refrigerate any leftovers for a cold lunch up to two days later. Or place a fish cake on a plate and microwave on High until heated through, 1–2 minutes and serve warm. Sriracha is an Asian hot sauce is made from sun-ripened chiles and has a sweet-tangy spiciness. You can find it in the ethnic-food aisle of some supermarkets and in most Asian markets. As a substitute you can mix a little chile garlic sauce with some ketchup.
Ingredients
Reduced calorie mayonnaise
¼ cup(s)
Cilantro
2 Tbsp, fresh, chopped
Fish sauce
1 Tbsp, (nam pla)
Fresh ginger
2 tsp, fresh, peeled and grated
Lime zest
2 tsp, grated
Sriracha chili sauce
1 tsp
Cooked crabmeat
6 oz, lump, picked over and flaked
Uncooked shrimp
¼ pound(s), medium, peeled, deveined, and chopped
Dried plain breadcrumbs
⅔ cup(s)
Scallions
1 medium, chopped
Peanut oil
1½ Tbsp
Lemon
¼ item(s), large, slices, for serving
Instructions
1
Combine the mayonnaise, cilantro, fish sauce, ginger, lime zest, and Sriracha sauce in a medium bowl. Add the crabmeat, shrimp, 1/3 cup of the bread crumbs and the scallion; mix with a fork until well combined.
2
Spread the remaining 1/3 cup bread crumbs onto a plate. Shape the fish mixture into 4 balls. Roll each ball in the bread crumbs then flatten each into a 3-inch diameter cake.
3
Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the fish cakes and cook until crisp and golden on the outside and cooked through in the center, about 6 minutes on each side. Serve at once with lemon. Yields 1 fish cake per serving.
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