Baked crab cakes served with a yogurt sauce for a lighter and easier crab cake recipe. A New Year's celebration classic!
Servings8
Author2teaspoons
Ingredients
Baked Crab Cakes
12ozcrab meat
2cupsabout 4 servings, crushed crackers, such as Ritz
¼cupmayonnaise
¼cupof greek yogurtor another ¼ cup of mayonnaise
½cupfinely chopped green onions
1tablespoonof mustard
1tablespoonof worcestershire sauce
2teaspoonsof old bay spice
1teaspoonof salt
1egg
lemon wedges for serving
Yogurt Sauce
½cupgreek yogurt
½cupmayo
½teaspoonsold bay spice
1/2cupdiced green onion
juice of ½ lemon
dash of soy sauce or salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Stir together all ingredients for the yogurt sauce. Set aside.
Place crackers in sandwich bag and crush with hands or rolling pin.
Make the crab cakes by whisking together mayonnaise, greek yogurt, mustard, worcestershire sauce, old bay spice, and salt. Whisk in the egg. Gently break up crab meat. Gently stir crab meat into the mixture. Gently stir in crushed crackers.
Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Form 8 crab cakes, arrange on baking sheet, and spray with cooking spray. Bake for 10 minutes, flip, then bake until golden brown, about an additional 5-10 minutes. Serve with yogurt sauce, lemons, and diced green onions.