Yummy, delectable, delicious and very easy to make are these Thai Crab Cakes!
Crabs were sitting in my fridge so decided to make something tasty with them. I was bit confused to make the cakes in Indian Or Thai style. I had homemade red thai red curry paste home so instantly thought of making thai crab cakes. I checked on google there were so many versions so I decided to make my own version of thai crab cakes. To be honest it’s come out well and quite yummy. In short I have tried making thai crab cakes easy with no fuss of egg dips Or coating with breadcrumbs and all.
Along thai crab cakes I thought of making a unique dip. So I made a dip which is quite good goes well with crab cakes and rice both. I made burnt garlic rice, salami chili, crab cakes and dip today. I haven’t got a chance to click pics of the rest. So when I make them next will surely post them. Burnt garlic rice is one of my favorite rice in chinese restaurant.
I am waiting anxiously for my hubby to taste them all for dinner. I am sure he will love them as he also is fond of such food. This is my first attempt to make thai crab cakes. I love Thai and Chinese food after Indian food. So I just follow my gut and make them. I have tried thai egg curry, thai fried potatoes and red thai chicken curry. All these recipes are my favorite.
If you are a vegan Or vegetarian please don’t add crabs. I am sure even without crabs it would taste good. Coming back to crabs it gives a nice flavor to the cakes. The only crucial part is to boil the crabs and then remove the meat. Otherwise everything else is easy to make.
I have used all homemade ingredients except soy sauce and red chili sauce. As I love to make and utilize homemade ingredients rather than store ones. However to make all is not feasible so I buy also some 😉 I am in a mood to chat so won’t take much of your time else will go and on….
Thai Crab Cake step by step detail below:
Firstly boil crabs in water  for 10-15 mins Or until cooked. Once cooled down break the crabs and remove the flesh. Collect the flesh in a mixing bowl.
Now add mashed potatoes along with crabs.
Add chopped whites and greens of spring onion. Also add chopped basil leaves.
Put the red thai curry paste.
Also add sugar, salt and rice flour.
Immerse bread in water and squeeze all the water. Mix them with rest of ingredients.
Mix everything with your finger. Then dust some flour and shape into lemon sized balls. Sightly flatten them and toss them over rice flour enough to coat them.
Take oil in a pan place on medium heat. Once oil is hot shallow fry the cakes until golden brown from both the sides. Place them on absorbent napkins to absorb excess oil.
Serve the fried crab cakes warm with mustard dip Or any dip / sauce of your choice. For the dip mix all the ingredients give  a nice whisk. Mix all nicely and serve them with crab cakes. I don’t have a pic for this one.
Thai Crab Cakes recipe and printable version below:
- 2 tbsp oil for shallow frying
- 100 gms boiled crab meat
- 200 gms boiled potatoes (peeled and mashed)
- 1 tbsp chopped whites of spring onion
- ½ cup chopped greens of spring onion
- 1 tbsp red thai curry paste (I used homemade)
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1.5 tbsp rice flour + 1 tbsp rice flour more for coating the cakes
- 2 bread immersed in water and squeezed (I used whole wheat bread)
- 3 to 4 basil leaves finely chopped
- salt as per taste
- For Mustard Dip:1 tbsp mustard paste
- 1.5 tbsp honey
- 1 lime juice
- 1 tbsp red chili sauce
- 1 tbsp olive oil Or oil
- salt as per taste
- Firstly boil crabs in water for 10-15 mins Or until cooked. Once cooled down break the crabs and remove the flesh. Collect the flesh in a mixing bowl.
- Now add mashed potatoes along with crabs.
- Add chopped whites and greens of spring onion. Also add chopped basil leaves.
- Put the red thai curry paste.
- Also add sugar and salt.
- It's time to add rice flour.
- Immerse bread in water and squeeze all the water. Mix them with rest of ingredients.
- Mix everything with your finger. Then dust some flour and shape into lemon sized balls. Sightly flatten them and toss them over rice flour enough to coat them.
- Take oil in a pan place on medium heat. Once oil is hot shallow fry the cakes until golden brown from both the sides. Place them on absorbent napkins to absorb excess oil.
- Serve the fried crab cakes warm with mustard dip Or any dip / sauce of your choice.
- For the dip mix all the ingredients give a nice whisk. Mix all nicely and serve them with crab cakes.
The binding should be proper if the mixture is too moist add little more flour. If it's too dry add little water.
Shallow fry them on low/medium heat else they might get burnt.
You could use prawns any fish instead of crabs.
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