Name: Fragrant crab cakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 potato (about 150g), cut into quarters; 2 lemongrass stalks, outer leaves removed, roughly chopped; small pack coriander 1/2 the leaves picked to serve; 1 red chilli; 170g can white crabmeat drained; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tbsp sesame oil; juice 1/2 lime remaining 1/2 cut into wedges to serve; 1/2 cucumber peeled into ribbons; large handful rocket

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Fragrant crab cakes

Fragrant crab cakes

Charlie Clapp

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Serves 1

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 25 mins

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Healthy crabcakes flavoured with lemongrass, chilli and coriander served with a lime and sesame oil-dressed salad

Gluten-free

Healthy

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 potato

(about 150g), cut into quarters
2 lemongrass

stalks, outer leaves removed, roughly chopped
small pack coriander

1/2 the leaves picked to serve
1 red chilli
170g can white crabmeat

drained
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp sesame oil
juice 1/2 lime

remaining 1/2 cut into wedges to serve
1/2 cucumber

peeled into ribbons
large handful rocket

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal453
fat24g
saturates3g
carbs29g
sugars4g
fibre5g
protein28g
salt1.7g

Method

step 1

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.
step 2

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.
step 3

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.
step 4

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.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2016

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