A crab cake is a variety of fishcake that is popular in the United States. It is composed of crab meat and various other ingredients, such as bread crumbs, mayonnaise, mustard (typically prepared mustard, but sometimes mustard powder), eggs, and seasonings. The cake is then sautéed, baked, grilled, deep fried, or broiled.
INGREDIENTS
STEPS
Trim and finely chop the spring onions, and pick and finely chop the parsley. Beat the egg.
Combine the crabmeat, potatoes, spring onion, parsley, white pepper, cayenne and egg in a bowl with a little sea salt.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes, then shape into 6cm cakes.
Dust with flour and shallow-fry in oil over a medium heat for about 5 minutes each side or until golden-brown.
Serve with pinches of watercress and a dollop of tartare sauce.
