McCormick(R) Cranberry-Sage Mini Crab Cakes Recipe
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McCormick® Cranberry-Sage Mini Crab Cakes

By: McCormick® 
"Serve these miniature crab cakes as a holiday appetizer or at brunch. Rubbed sage and orange zest season the crab cake mixture and dried cranberries add festive color."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (5)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
12 Min
Ready In:
47 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 12 (2 crab cake) appetizer servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons McCormick® Rubbed Sage
  • 1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange peel
  • 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Coarse Ground Black Pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 pound lump crabmeat
  • 1 cup crumbled corn bread
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten

Directions

  1. Mix mayonnaise, cranberries, sage, orange peel, pepper and salt in small bowl. Set aside. Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in small skillet on medium heat. Add celery and onion; cook and stir 5 minutes or until tender. Cool slightly.
  2. Gently mix crabmeat and corn bread in large bowl. Add egg, cranberry and celery mixtures; toss to coat well. Shape into 24 small crab cakes. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
  3. Melt 1 tablespoon of the remaining butter in large skillet on medium heat. Add crab cakes several at a time; cook about 6 minutes or until golden brown, turning once. Keep warm while frying remaining crab cakes. Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter as needed.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 171 | Total Fat: 12.6g | Cholesterol: 67mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2011 by chefonfire   view full review
Good recipe, but if you are using canned crab meat and your cornbread is moist (mine was), you...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 4, 2011 by jethridge   view full review
I made this dish to take to a friend's holiday dinner party. They were absolutely delicious! ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2011 by DesignerChefKim   view full review
These were excellent and I would have given it 5 stars but I changed up the recipe. First of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 8, 2012 by LOVECED   view full review
By far the best crab cake I have ever had, followed the recipe as written, cooking in butter...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 25, 2011 by Saveur631   view full review
These were absolutely loved and devoured at our Christmas Eve celebrations! Little tricky to...

 

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