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Gluten Free Crab Cakes Recipe

Jenni Cole
A gluten-free crab cakes recipe using gluten free crackers and lump crab meat. The crab cakes can be baked or pan fried!
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 33 minutes
Course Seafood
Cuisine American
Servings 6 large crab cakes
Calories 276 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 eggs beaten
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 lb crab meat squeeze out the water if buying store-bought
  • ¼ cup minced red onion
  • 1 tablespoon finely minced red pepper
  • 2 green onions sliced
  • 2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 teaspoon Old Bay
  • ½ teaspoon dry mustard or 2 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • ⅔ cup crushed gluten-free crackers (about 13-14 crackers)
  • 2 tablespoon canola oil
  • 2 tablespoon butter

Instructions
 

  • Prep the crab by removing any shells or cartilage pieces. Squeeze the water from the crab if you bought it from the store in a jar.
  • In a small bowl stir the beaten eggs, mayo, onion, red pepper, green onions, fresh parsley, Old Bay, and mustard.
  • Add in the crushed gluten-free crackers. Gently fold in the lump crab meat.
  • Shape the crab cake mix into 6 evenly sized crab cakes and place them onto a baking sheet (about ½ cup each). Refrigerate them for 1 hour up to overnight.
  • Pan frying: Heat a large skillet on medium heat. Melt the oil and butter in the pan. Cook the crab cakes for 4 minutes on one side until they're lightly golden, flip them over, and cook on the other side for about 4 minutes.
  • Baking: Preheat the oven to 450 F. Brush the tops of the crab cakes with melted butter. Bake them for 12-14 minutes in the oven.
  • Serve them warm with tartar sauce or your favorite sauce. Enjoy!

Notes

This is an easy recipe to cut in half if you have 8 oz of crab meat instead of 16 oz.
The crab mixture was divided to make 6 large crab cakes, you can also make 12 smaller crab cakes and cook them for less time.
We cooked live Dungeness crab but other varieties of crabs can be used such as Maryland blue crab or rock crab. if you're buying store-bought crab meat make sure to squeeze the water from the crab.
Shar makes a terrific brand of gluten-free "saltine" style crackers called table crackers, any variety of your favorite crushed GF crackers will work.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 276kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 17gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 149mgSodium: 580mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1g
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