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Thai-style crab cakes with quick chilli jam
Photo: David Holifield

Thai-style crab cakes with quick chilli jam

16 ingredients 30 min + 10 min Makes 12 crab cakes openrecipes

Crab cakes are quick to put together and make great party food or starters, plus this chilli jam will keep for a couple of weeks in the fridge.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

218
Calories
26g
Protein
1g
Fat
29g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pectin not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 225g/8oz jam sugar with added pectin
  • 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 2-3 long red chillies
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 15g/½oz chunk fresh root ginger
  • 100g/3½oz white crab
  • 100g/3½oz brown crab
  • 200g/7oz raw peeled king prawnsprawns
  • 1 tbsp Thai green curry paste
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 6 spring onions
  • 25g/1oz fresh coriander
  • 6 tbsp sunflower oil
  • flaked sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • lime wedges and fresh coriander

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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