Community Pick
Zucchini
"If you love crab cakes and live in an area where fresh crabmeat is not available, these are a great substitution! They really do taste like crabcakes! Make sure to handle the mixture gently when forming into patties."
photo by Anonymous
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
directions
- In a large bowl, combine zucchini, egg, butter or margarine.
- Stir in seasoned bread crumbs, minced onion and seasonings.
- Mix well.
- Shape mixture into patties (see Note).
- Dredge in flour.
- In a medium skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot.
- Fry patties until golden brown on both sides.
- Note: For easier handling and forming into patties, flour your hands and then lightly roll mixture into a ball and pat gently into patties.
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Reviews
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Wow! This is a really flavorful way to prepare zucchini. I added some lemon zest and grated parmesan, as well as some dried herbs (to make up for using plain bread crumbs). Then, I baked the cakes on a greased baking sheet for 15 minutes at 400, flipped them, and baked for an additional 15 min at 450 to get them nice and browned. Don't worry if they seem a little soft when they come out of the oven, they firm up as they cool a little. They even had great texture when reheated. My whole family enjoyed this recipe, especially my toddler. -
A couple of years ago after an emergency room visit my mother was told not to eat fish again. With this recipe she can have her "cake" and eat it too! She loved it! -
My brother makes these and I keep forgetting to get the recipe from him. I'm not that big on zucchini but these are fantastic!! Thanks for posting! <br/>Oh, maybe you should have tagged this Zucchini "MOCK Crab" Cakes since some have tried this and don't think they taste like crab. I don't know how that's possible since there isn't a STITCH of crab listed in the indredients - go figure! LOL
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I thought these were very tasty and would give 5 stars if they were called zucchini cakes, but as far as tasting like crab cakes, I'm sorry, they just don't. Not the same texture, not the same flavor, not the same smell and definently not the same color. Once I got that they were just very good zucchini cakes, I thoroughly enjoyed them and will definently be making these "zucchini cakes" again. Thanks -
This is a great way to use up that bumper crop of zucchini. I can only eat so much zucchini bread. My 17 mo. old really liked these. I would suggest that you drain or squeeze the zucchini. Otherwise, you need to add more bread crumbs to get the right texture and it can taste rather doughy. I always add more Old Bay, about double, and plain bread crumbs. Seasoned crumbs compete too much with the Old Bay in my opinion. Next time I'm going to try dredging them in cracker crumbs rather than flour, I'm hoping it will make a crisper crust.
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Tweaks
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These don't taste like crab cakes to me, but they're close. I baked mine in glass crab-shaped ramekins at 400%B0F for 20 minutes, then 450%B0 for 10 minutes. I used olive oil instead of butter, and I used two eggs because the mixture looked like it needed more egg. I should've used a lot less black pepper (my own fault), and I wish the grated zucchini had gotten more cooked (maybe I'll blanche first next time). This is still tasty, and worth making again!<br/><br/>Next time, I might also try some of my typical crab cake add-ins: finely diced red bell pepper, finely chopped celery, parsley, dill, greek yogurt, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, or Worcestershire sauce. Of course, it's also pretty nice how simple this recipe is ... -
I subbed the butter and egg for vegan products, upped the breadcrumbs, and omitted the flour altogether. I made the cakes in a greased muffin pan (less messy) with extra breadcrumbs sprinkled on top. It was wonderful!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
yooper
houghton, mi
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