Russells Thai Style Crab And Prawn Cakes Recipes

RUSSELL'S THAI STYLE CRAB AND PRAWN CAKES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together well.
• Shape into 8 cakes.
• Heat the oil over medium heat and fry the cakes until cooked and golden on one side (about 5 minutes).
• Turn over and cook for another couple of minutes or until cooked right through.
• Serve at once with a wedge of lime on the side.

THAI STYLE CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Purée shrimp in a food processor (smaller is better) until you have a smooth paste, or chop and mash by hand. Add fish sauce. In a bowl, mix the shrimp purée, crab meat, egg, scallion, cilantro, chili, ginger and salt and pepper; add just enough bread crumbs to stiffen mixture a bit. Refrigerate mixture until you are ready to cook; it will be easier to shape into cakes if you refrigerate it for 30 minutes or more.
• Season flour with salt and pepper. Film bottom of a large skillet with oil and place over medium-high heat. Shape crab meat mixture into cakes 1 inch thick and as wide as you want. Dredge each in flour, and cook, adjusting heat as necessary and turning once (very gently), until golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes a side. Serve with lime wedges.

COMPANY SHRIMP-AND-CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Fold in crab and shrimp. Shape into 12 patties; coat with panko bread crumbs., In a large skillet over medium heat, cook crab cakes in oil in batches until golden brown, 3-4 minutes on each side. , Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients. Serve with crab cakes.

BAKED PRAWN AND CHILLI GINGER CAKES

Steps:

• Place the bread in a bowl, cover with water, soak for about 10 seconds, then squeeze out the excess water. Place the drained bread in a food processor with the prawns, chilli, garlic, coriander, salt and egg. Pulse until well blended.
• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celcius. Using lightly floured hands divide the mixture into 12 small cakes. Spray a baking sheet very lightly with oil and arrang the prawn cakes onto the baking sheet, evenly spaced apart. Spray with a little oil and bake for 15-20 minutes minutes, turning half way through, until golden brown and just begining to crisp. Aerve warm with baby lettuce, rocket or watercress leaves and a bowl of sweet chilli sauce.

THAI-STYLE CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Gently toss the crabmeat with lemon juice and ginger. Set aside.
• In oil, saute' onions, pepper, and garlic until it is all soft. Let cool and toss with crabmeat. Add remaining ingredients, except for breadcrumbs.
• Form into small patties, about 2.5" in diameter. Place on wax paper in freezer for 30 minutes.
• Remove from freezer and pat with bread crumbs on both sides.
• Palace on parchment-covered baking sheet and bake for 2 minutes at 350, or until browned.
• Top with 1 T sweet chili sauce and serve.