Ina Garten Crab Cakes

I'll share with you one of the best ina garten recipes. It's a Crab Cakes. Ina garten made these special crab cakes of many vegetables such as red onion, celery, and pepper. Seasoned with simple species like black pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Finally she adds dijon mustard and mayonnaise.

Crab Cakes Ina Garten

As we all know Ina Garten is one of the most famous chefs, authors, and superwomen who made many different delicious recipes. She had many cookbooks such as Modern Comfort Food: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook and The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook. I highly recommend you to read if you are interested to make delicious and easy recipes.

I choose for you crab cakes from the Ina garten cookbook. This is a really easy crab cake that you can make in less than 60 min. These crab cakes are made of red onion, celery, Red or Yellow pepper, and capers. you can choose to add some other ingredients like carrot or boiled potatoes, they work well with crab cakes.

For the seasoning, I tried to make it simple just use kosher salt, black pepper, and some crab boil seasoning old bay will be very well. But You can add Italian seasoning or drained rosemary.

We Also add mayonnaise and dijon mustard and of course bread crumbs to cover the crab cakes and get the crispy texture. After That, we will deep-fry them in olive oil.

As you can see it's a very easy way to make spicy and delicious crab cakes, it will be a great dinner idea when you serve it with Your favorite sauce or simple fresh salad.

Crab Cakes Ingredient

For Carb Cakes Mixture

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• ¾ cup diced red onion (1 small onion) 
• 1 ½ cups diced celery (4 stalks) 
• ½ cup small-diced red bell pepper (1 small pepper) 
• ½ cup small diced yellow bell pepper (1 small pepper) 
• ¼ cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley 
• 1 tablespoon capers, drained 
• ¼ teaspoon Tabasco hot pepper sauce 
• ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 
• 1 ½ teaspoons Old Bay crab boil seasoning 
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt 
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 
• ½ pound lump crabmeat, drained 
• ½ cup plain dry bread crumbs 
• ½ cup good mayonnaise 
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 
• 2 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten 

For Frying 

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 
• ¼ cup olive oil 

How To Make Ina Garten Crab Cake 

Making The Crab Cakes Mixture

1. In a large saucepan place the 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons oil, onion, celery, red and yellow bell peppers, parsley, capers, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, crab boil seasoning, salt, and pepper.
2. Over medium-low heat cook the vegetables until they are soft, it takes about 15 to 20 minutes. 
3. Remove the vegetables from heat and leave them to cool to room temperature.
4. In a large bowl, break the lump crabmeat into small pieces and toss with the bread crumbs, mayonnaise, mustard, and eggs. 
5. Add the cooked vegetable mixture and mix well.
6. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
7. After the 30 min is passed, get off the mixture from the refrigerator and use your hand to shape it into bite-sized crab cakes. 

Deep Fry The Cakes

1.  In a Deep frying pan Heat 4 tablespoons of unsalted butter and ¼ cup olive oil for frying over medium heat in a large saute pan. The oil temperature should reach between 359°F - 375°F before frying the crab cakes.
2. Add the crab cakes and fry for 4 to 5 minutes on each side, until browned. 
3. Drain on paper towels, then keep them warm in a 250-degree oven and serve hot. 

What temperature should the oil be to fry crab cakes?

The oil temperature should reach between 350°F - 375°F before frying the crab cakes. it takes about 6 min to reach 350°F. I recommend you use an oil thermometer it's really helpful with these kinds of recipes because you will never reach the amazing crispy texture that you want to get. And if the oil is cold the cakes will become soggy and if is hot more it may burn the cakes, That's why oil temperature is an important step.

What goes with crab cakes for dinner?

Those are some side dishes ideas to serve with crab cakes:

• Mad Hatter Salad
• Cranked Up Corn Chowder
•  Chef John's White Gazpacho
• Red Pepper Soup
•  Cranberry and Cilantro Quinoa Salad
• Avocado Soup
• Stellini Soup
• Tomato Soup
• Torchetti Pasta

Frequently Asked Questions

How To Store Crab Cakes? You can easily store leftover crab cakes and use serve them for the next few days, Just wrap them with aluminum foil and place them in the fridge. Crab cakes can last in the fridge for 4-5 days. 

Can You Freeze Cooked Crab Cakes? Yes. You can easily freeze Crab Cakes. It doesn't matter if they are cooked or uncooked. They will last in your freezer and will still be delicious once you unfreeze them. Crab cakes can last in the freezer for 6-8 months without any issues.

How To Reheat Crab Cakes? You can reheat crab cakes in the oven or air fryer or microwaves.

if you choose to reheat them in the air fryer just preheat at 300°F for 1 min then place the crab cakes in the air fryer basket and reheat for 2 min.

Reheat in The Oven is like the air fryer Preheat at 300°F or 325°F then place the crab cakes for 2 min then serve.

If you want to use microwaves simply place the crab cakes in a microwave-safe dish or container. Then Coat your crab cakes in a small amount of olive oil or butter. Heat in the microwave for about a minute – then flip and heat another 30 seconds.

Ina Garten Crab Cakes Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 100G

• Calories  108.48 Kcal (454 kJ)  
• Calories from fat 88.49 Kcal
• Total Fat 9.83g  
• Cholesterol 23.13mg
• Sodium 198.33mg  
• Potassium 34.93mg
• Total Carbs 2.38g  
• Sugars 0.58g
• Dietary Fiber 0.34g
• Protein 2.7g

Ina Garten Crab Cakes

Author: Emily Hill Cooking Method:Stir-frying Cuisine:American Courses:appetizer, Dinner

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 30 minutesCook time: 20 minutesRest time: 5 minutesTotal time: 55 minutesServings:100 gCalories:109 kcal Best Season:Available

Description

Crab cakes from the Ina garten cookbook. This is a really easy crab cake that you can make in less than 30 min. These crab cakes are made of red onion, celery, Red or Yellow pepper, and capers. you can choose to add some other ingredients like carrot or boiled potatoes, they work well with crab cakes.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• ¾ cup diced red onion (1 small onion) 
• 1 ½ cups diced celery (4 stalks) 
• ½ cup small-diced red bell pepper (1 small pepper) 
• ½ cup small diced yellow bell pepper (1 small pepper) 
• ¼ cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley 
• 1 tablespoon capers, drained 
• ¼ teaspoon Tabasco hot pepper sauce 
• ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 
• 1 ½ teaspoons Old Bay crab boil seasoning 
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt 
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 
• ½ pound lump crabmeat, drained 
• ½ cup plain dry bread crumbs 
• ½ cup good mayonnaise 
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 
• 2 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten 

For Frying 

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 
• ¼ cup olive oil 

Instructions

Making The Crab Cakes Mixture

1. In a large saucepan place the 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons oil, onion, celery, red and yellow bell peppers, parsley, capers, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, crab boil seasoning, salt, and pepper.
2. Over medium-low heat cook the vegetables until they are soft, it takes about 15 to 20 minutes. 
3. Remove the vegetables from heat and leave them to cool to room temperature.
4. In a large bowl, break the lump crabmeat into small pieces and toss with the bread crumbs, mayonnaise, mustard, and eggs. 
5. Add the cooked vegetable mixture and mix well.
6. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
7. After the 30 min is passed, get off the mixture from the refrigerator and use your hand to shape it into bite-sized crab cakes. 

Deep Fry The Cakes

8.  In a Deep frying pan Heat 4 tablespoons of unsalted butter and ¼ cup olive oil for frying over medium heat in a large saute pan. The oil temperature should reach between 359°F - 375°F before frying the crab cakes.
9. Add the crab cakes and fry for 4 to 5 minutes on each side, until browned. 
10. Drain on paper towels, then keep them warm in a 250-degree oven and serve hot. 

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