Air-Fried Crab Cakes
Air-Fried Crab Cakes
Ingredients
- 1 tsp. butter
- 1/3 cup finely diced onion
- 1/3 cup finely diced celery
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 tsp. Old Bay seasoning
- 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 16 oz. lump crab meat
- 3/4 cup Panko bread crumbs, divided
- Tarter or cocktail sauce for serving
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 400º.
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Sauté onion and celery until it starts to soften, about 4 minutes. Transfer cooked vegetables to a large bowl, add mayonnaise, mustard, eggs, Old Bay seasoning, cayenne, salt and pepper. Fold in crab meat and 1/4 cup bread crumbs. Stir carefully.
- Place remaining bread crumbs in a shallow dish. Divide crab mixture into 4 patties. Dredge patties in bread crumbs, coating both sides. Air-fry crab cakes for 5 minutes. Gently turn cakes over and air-fry for another 5 minutes. Serve crab cakes with tarter sauce or cocktail sauce.
