Crab Cakes with Sweet Chili Sauce

Prep Time 25 min
Cook Time 8 Min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy

Ingredients

  • CRAB CAKES
  • 1/4 cup minced celery
  • 1/4 cup Sliced green onion
  • 1 tablespoon minced jalapeño pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon Red pepper flakes or to taste
  • 1 large egg
  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup bread crumbs
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 12 ounces lump crab meat picked through and drained if neccessary
  • SWEET CHILI SAUCE
  • 1/4 cup Smucker's® Sweet Orange Marmalade
  • 1 tablespoon garlic chili pepper sauce
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons Canola Oil

Directions

  • Step 1

    STIR together celery, green onion, jalapeño pepper and red pepper flakes in medium bowl. Whisk egg in small bowl. Stir in mayonnaise, lemon juice, bread crumbs and salt. Stir into celery mixture. Fold in crab meat, just until mixture holds together. Form into 8 patties using rounded 1/4 cup measure or ice cream scoop. Freeze 15 minutes.

  • Step 2

    COMBINE orange marmalade, pepper sauce, soy sauce and sesame oil in small bowl. Stir in cilantro.

  • Step 3

    HEAT oil in medium skillet. Sauté crab cakes 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until golden. Serve immediately with Sweet Chili Sauce.