Fried Crab Cakes

Ingredients

  • 1 medium sweet red pepper, finely chopped

  • 1 celery rib, finely chopped

  • 3 green onions, finely chopped

  • 2 large egg whites

  • 3 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise

  • 1/4 teaspoon prepared wasabi

  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1/3 cup plus 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs, divided

  • 1-1/2 cups lump crabmeat, drained

  • Cooking spray

SAUCE

  • 1 celery rib, chopped

  • 1/3 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise

  • 1 green onion, chopped

  • 1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish

  • 1/2 teaspoon prepared wasabi

  • 1/4 teaspoon celery salt

Directions

  1. Combine first 7 ingredients; add 1/3 cup bread crumbs. Gently fold in crab.

  2. Place remaining bread crumbs in a shallow bowl. Drop heaping tablespoons of crab mixture into crumbs. 

  3. Gently coat and shape into 3/4-in.-thick patties. In batches, place crab cakes in a single layer on the Mesh Tray and slide into the Yedi Air Fryer Oven. 

  4. Spritz crab cakes with cooking spray. 

  5. Choose the “Fish” setting and press the “On/Off” button to star the cooking.

  6. Carefully turn the crab cakes halfway through cooking and spritzing with additional cooking spray.

  7. Meanwhile, place sauce ingredients in a food processor; pulse 2 or 3 times to blend or until desired consistency is reached.

  8. Serve crab cakes immediately with dipping sauce.

Matthew Revich