Fragrant crab cakes
Healthy crabcakes flavoured with lemongrass, chilli and coriander served with a lime and sesame oil-dressed salad
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Prep:15 mins
Cook:25 mins
- Serves 1
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
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kcal 453
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fat 24g
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saturates 3g
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carbs 29g
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sugars 4g
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fibre 5g
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protein 28g
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salt 1.7g
Ingredients
- 1 potato (about 150g), cut into quarters
- 2 lemongrass stalks, outer leaves removed, roughly chopped
- small pack coriander, ½ the leaves picked to serve
- 1 red chilli
- 170g can white crabmeat, drained
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- juice ½ lime, remaining ½ cut into wedges to serve
- ½ cucumber, peeled into ribbons
- large handful rocket
Method
In a small saucepan of boiling salted water, cook the potato for 15 mins or until soft. Drain, leave to steam-dry with the lid off, then mash.
Meanwhile, put the lemongrass in a food processor with the coriander and chilli, and blitz to a rough paste. Put this in a large bowl with the crabmeat and cooled mashed potato. Season well and form into three large flattened cakes.
Heat the vegetable oil in a nonstick frying pan over a medium heat. Fry the cakes for 4 mins each side or until golden and piping hot.
Meanwhile, mix the sesame oil and lime juice in a bowl, seasoning to taste. Toss the cucumber ribbons and rocket through the dressing and serve on the side of the crab cakes with the lime wedges.
