Easy Crispy Air Fryer Crab Cakes

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Easy Crispy Air Fryer Crab Cakes

Course: Main

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Air Fryer, Easy, Party, Seafood

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 15

Chilling time: 1

Servings: 2 crab cakes each

Calories: 278kcal

Author: Marilyn

This delicious air fryer crab cakes recipe is the ideal way to add a little gourmet seafood flare to your next meal. Not only are these tasty treats bursting with flavor, but they're also fast and simple to prepare.

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Equipment

Air Fryer

Ingredients

1 large egg
⅓ cup real mayonnaise
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon hot sauce, or more to taste such as Franks or Tabasco
2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
2 lemons
1 pound lump crab meat drained
¼ cup saltine crackers crumbled
⅛ cup sliced green onions

Instructions

In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the egg. Add the mayonnaise, mustard, hot sauce, seasoning, and juice from 1 lemon. Mix well until combined. Taste, and add more hot sauce ¼ teaspoon at a time until your desired spiciness.
In a large bowl, add the cracker crumbs, crab meat, and green onions. Toss until combined. Add the egg mixture and using your hands, combine the ingredients. Refrigerate the mixture for 1 hour.
Scoop out ¼ cup of the mixture and using your hands, form it into a ball. Continue until you have 8 crabmeat balls. At this point, you can either gently flatten your cakes into thick patties or you can leave them in a ball.
Meanwhile, preheat the air fryer to 375°F.
Arrange the crab cakes on parchment paper in the air fryer basket. Spritz the cakes lightly with oil. Cook, turning once and spritzing with oil, for 12 to 15 minutes or until the cakes crisp and turn golden.
Cut the remaining lemon into wedges. Transfer the crab cakes to a serving dish. Serve with the lemon wedges and dipping sauces.

Notes

Resting the crab mixture for an hour allows the cracker crumbs time to soak up the sauce and function as a binder. This will make for easier forming and the crab cakes to hold their shape.

Round crab cakes stay moister inside than flattened cakes. But, the flattened cakes are crispier all over. Choose whichever way you prefer - or mix them up.

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