Mini Crab Cakes
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
24 crab cakes
ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 3⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, finely grated and divided
- 1 large egg
- 1⁄4 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon orange peel, finely grated
- 1⁄2 teaspoon lemon peel, finely grated
- 4 teaspoons chives, fresh and chopped
- 2 tablespoons chives, fresh and chopped
- 1⁄4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- 1 large pinch cayenne pepper
- 6 ounces fresh lump crabmeat, picked over, patted dry, coarsely shredded
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, plus more for pans
directions
- Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in medium bowl until smooth. Add 1/4 cup parmesan and egg; beat to blend. Beat in sour cream, citrus peels, 4 teaspoons chopped chives, coarse salt, and cayenne pepper. Fold in crabmeat. ***Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
- Preheat oven to 350°F Generously butter 2 mini muffin pans. Toss panko, 1/2 cup parmesan, and 2 tablespoons chopped chives in small bowl. Drizzle 1/4 cup melted butter over, tossing with fork until evenly moistened. Press 1 rounded tablespoon panko mixture into bottom of each muffin cup, forming crust. Spoon 1 generous tablesppon crab mixture into each cup. Sprinkle rounded teaspoon of panko mixture over each (some may be left over).
- Bake crab cakes until golden on top and set, about 30 minutes. Cool in pans, 5 minutes. Run knife around each cake and gently lift out of pan. ***Can be made 2 hours ahead. Arrange on baking sheet; let stand at room temperature. Rewarm in 350 F oven 6 to 8 minutes.
- Arrange crab cakes on serving platter; sprinkle with chives.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Queen Dana
United States
I love trying new dishes. For me, food is a way of experiencing the world without leaving my home, and I'm hoping that as my two sons get older that I can convince them to come with me on my culinary adventures.