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A recipe for [[Crab cakes|crab cakes]] made in a [[Thermomix]]
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|TotalCalories = 1254
|PortionCalories = 418
|DatePublished=17th February 2014
|Author=JuliaBalbilla
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|Servings = 3 as a starter or part of a main course
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 1 hour, 35 minutes
|PrepTime = 1 hour, 20 minutes, including resting time
|CookTime = 15 minutes
|Image = [[Image:Crab cakes TM recipe.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]

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====Best recipe review====

''Delicips''

5/5

But fresh crab is SO expensive nowdays

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{{RecipeIngredientsTM

| 16 tablespoons [[Breadcrumbs|breadcrumbs]]
| 4cm [[Root ginger|root ginger]], peeled and coarsely chopped
| 3-4 long, [[Green Indian chillies|green indian chillies]], stalks removed
| 1 small [[Onion|onion]] halved
| [[Garlic]], to taste, peeled
| 4 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh [[Coriander|coriander]]
| 4 large [[Eggs|eggs]]
| 450g [[Crab|crab]] [[Meat|meat]] (from claws)
| [[Plain flour]]
| [[Olive oil]]
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===Method===
{{RecipeMethod

| Grind [[Bread|bread]] into crumbs '''4 seconds / Speed 7'''
| Remove and reserve
| Add the [[Ginger|ginger]], [[Chillies|chillies]], [[Onion|onion]], [[Garlic|garlic]] and [[Coriander|coriander]] and 2 of the [[Eggs|eggs]] '''5 seconds / Speed 5'''
| Scrape down side of bowl
| Stir in the [[Crab|crab]] [[Meat|meat]] and 8 tablespoons of the [[Breadcrumbs|breadcrumbs]] '''10 seconds / Speed 3 / Reverse blade'''
| Divide the mixture into 6 or 9 and shape into [[Cakes|cakes]]
| Chill on a tray in the [[Fridge|fridge]] for 30 minutes to 1 hour to firm up
| Beat the remaining 2 [[Eggs|eggs]]
| Put the remaining [[Breadcrumbs|breadcrumbs]] and the [[Flour|flour]] on separate plates
| Lightly coat each [[Crab|crab]] [[Cake|cake]] in the [[Flour|flour]], then the [[Egg|egg]] and finally the [[Breadcrumbs|breadcrumbs]]
| Heat the [[Oil|oil]] in a [[Frying pan|frying pan]] and [[Brown|brown]] the [[Crab cakes|crab cakes]] for a minute or 2 each side
| [[Oil]] the varoma tray, add the [[Crab cakes|crab cakes]] and [[Steam|steam]] '''10 minutes / Temp Varoma /Speed 1''' (preheat first)
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===Serving suggestions===
Serve with [[Chilli|chilli]] [[Jam|jam]] and [[Lettuce|lettuce]] dressed in a warm mixture of [[Olive oil|olive oil]] and fried [[Garlic|garlic]]. You can use the [[oil]] in which you fried the [[Crab cakes|crab cakes]] to fry the [[garlic]] and use as the dressing. They would also go well with [[Batatas harras (Lebanese spiced potatoes)|batatas harras]]
===Recipe source===

* Lightly adapted and converted for Thermomix from a recipe by [http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/crab_cakes_80855 Angela Hartnett]
===Chef's notes===
Husband suggested adding some [[horseradish]] to the mixture plus extra [[chilli]], [[garlic]] and [[ginger]]. Also he prefers [[spring onions]] as listed in the original recipe.
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[[Category:Recipes]]
[[Category:British recipes]]
[[Category:Main courses]]
[[Category:Snacks and light bites]]
[[Category:Starters]]
[[Category:Chilli pepper recipes]]
[[Category:Fish recipes]]
[[Category:Garlic recipes]]
[[Category:Sea fish recipes]]
[[Category:Shellfish recipes]]
[[Category:Thermomix recipes]]
[[Category:Pan fried]]
[[Category:Steamed]]

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