Company-Pleasing Crab Cakes

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Company-Pleasing Crab Cakes
A bed of stewed black beans and a pineapple salsa topper give these fried crab cakes extra zest. Serve as an appetizer or a lunch entree.
prep:
60 mins
Servings:
6
Company-Pleasing Crab Cakes

Company-Pleasing Crab Cakes

Ingredients

Directions

  • In a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter or margarine over medium-high heat. Add sweet pepper, celery, and onion. Cook and stir about 5 minutes or until tender, but not brown.

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  • Transfer to medium mixing bowl. Stir in the bread crumbs, eggs, parsley, thyme, tarragon, paprika, mustard, and salt. Stir in crabmeat; mix well. Shape into six 1/2-inch-thick cakes.

  • Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in the large skillet. Cook cakes over medium heat for about 3 minutes per side or until golden brown and heated through.

  • Serve crab cakes immediately on a bed of warm Braised Black Beans. Top with Pineapple Salsa. Garnish with cilantro, if you like. Makes 6 servings.

Nutrition Facts (Company-Pleasing Crab Cakes)

Per Serving:
306 calories; total fat 12g; cholesterol 140mg; sodium 819mg; carbohydrates 30g; fiber 5g.

Pineapple Salsa

Ingredients

Directions

  • In a small bowl, stir together pineapple; red wine vinegar; red sweet pepper; green sweet pepper; red onion; fresh parsley; cilantro; and cumin. Stir some salt and black pepper into the fruit salsa to taste. Cover and chill the mixture for 2 to 24 hours before serving with the crab cakes. Makes about 1 cup salsa.

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Braised Black Beans

Ingredients

Directions

  • In a medium saucepan, stir together black beans (rinsed and drained); dry sherry; water; ground cumin; thyme, onion powder; garlic powder; and ground red pepper. Bring the mixture to boiling and reduce the heat. Cover and simmer the black beans for 10 minutes. Season the bean mixture with some salt and black pepper, if you like. Makes 1-3/4 cups black beans.

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