Crab Cakes
2 c. lump crab meat
⅓ c. mayo
2 tsp dijon mustard
1 egg, beaten
¼ c. roasted or sweet/hot red peppers, minced
¼ c. pickles, minced
2 tsp-1 T Spiva Cooking Seafood Seasoning
3-4 c. almond flour
¼ cup red onion, minced
Avocado oil, for pan fry
- Make the crab cakes by combining the crab, mayo, dijon, egg, minced peppers, minced pickles, minced red onion, seafood seasoning, and ½ cup almond flour. If the mixture is not binding, add more almond flour until you can make a little cake from it.
- Portion about ¼ cup of the mixture into thin cakes.They will be fragile, so handle them with care.
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Add about 2 cups of almond flour to a large plate and season with some pinches of seafood seasoning or salt.
- Carefully dip the crab cakes into the almond flour until covered on both sides. Make more almond flour breading if needed.
- Cover the bottom of a large skillet with about 1 inch of oil and allow it to become hot, about 350F.
- With a flipper spatula, carefully scoop a few crab cakes into the oil, not overcrowding them.
- Fry for 2-3 minutes, carefully watching that they are not burning. Adjust the oil temperature as needed, turning up or down.
- Carefully flip them and fry for another 2-3 minutes.
- Remove onto a metal wire rack on top of a sheet tray and finish cooking them in the oven until firm, 10-15 minutes.
- Serve with a tangy salad or creamy sauce and lemon wedges.