The weather in the UK is very temperamental this year. That means we have been intending to use the BBQ but we just haven’t had the weather. Therefore I started to fuse meals together with BBQ sauce. The other day I fancied crab cakes but I wanted to make them more of a summer dish. That’s where the BBQ sauce comes in. It adds a lot of flavour to the meal and we it helped us to imagine a warm summers day. Below is a video and recipe for you.
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- Sharp Knife
- Peeler
- Chopping Board
- Saucepan
- Colander
- Potato masher or fork
- Tin opener
- Tablespoon
- Baking tray
Ingredients
- Crab meat x 2 240g tins
- Sweet potato x 800g
- Spring onions x 1
- BBQ Sauce x 2 tbsp
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Olive oil for crab cakes and frying pan
Method
- Peel and chop the sweet potato and the carrot.
- Cut the tops and bottoms from the spring onions.
- Slice the flesh and set aside.
- Put water into the saucepan and bring to the boil.
- Add the potato and carrots and boil for about 5 – 10 minutes.
- Or until they are soft enough to mash.
- Meanwhile put a frying pan on a medium to high heat.
- Once the pan is hot enough add the sliced spring onions.
- Fry until the spring onions become translucent.
- It should take around 3 – 5 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and set aside.
- By then, the potatoes should be cooked so remove these from the heat.
- Drain using the colander and put back into the saucepan.
- Add a little olive oil and mash the potatoes.
- Once they are well mashed add the spring onions and BBQ sauce.
- Finally, open the crab tins and remove any excess water by holding the lid down.
- Then add the crab to the mash and mix again.
- Then using your hands, evenly shape eight fish cakes and put them onto the plate.
- Put the plate into fridge for 2 – 6 hours or overnight.
- Preheat the oven 180°C or gas mark 5 then put the baking tray in as well.
- Once the oven has preheated remove the baking tray from the oven
- Put the fish cakes into the tray and place in the oven.
- Bake for 15 – 20 minutes or until the cakes are gold brown.
- Serve and enjoy.
BBQ Crab Cakes can make a delicious dinner all year round. They can be served with green beans or broccoli in the winter and on a warm summers evening they can be enjoyed with a salad. It’s a great meal to make mid week as it’s very quick and simple. If you are short on time the crab cakes can also be made at the weekend and put into the freezer for a quick mid week meal. However you decide to eat them, as always, please enjoy. Thank you xxx
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