Thai Crab Cakes

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This look deserves a berth successful your crab barroom repertoire, due to the fact that of the pungent, bright-tasting operation of makrut lime leaves, citrus grass, chile and cilantro. And adjacent though caller breadcrumbs are employed, the tiny cakes' sensation and texture is each crab -- not filler.

You'll request a thermometer to gauge the frying lipid temperature.

Serve with crockery greens.

Fresh makrut limes leaves tin beryllium recovered astatine immoderate well-stocked supermarkets and Asian markets.

The crab barroom substance needs to beryllium refrigerated for astatine slightest 15 minutes and up to 30 minutes successful advance.

Ingredients

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Servings: 3-4 (makes 10 to 12 tiny crab cakes)

3 slices (3 ounces total) achromatic breadstuff oregon whole-wheat bread
6 caller makrut lime leaves
1 stalk lemongrass
2 tiny reddish (bird's-eye) chili peppers
3 scallions
Leaves from 3 stems oregon 4 stems cilantro
1 lb crabmeat
1 spoon food sauce
Heaping 2 tablespoons regular oregon low-fat mayonnaise
Peanut lipid oregon canola oil, for frying
Flour, for dusting

Adapted from "The 30-Minute Cook," by Nigel Slater (Penguin, 2006).

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published June 17, 2014

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Updated March 15, 2026

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