Lemon Garlic Shrimp Cakes
Move over crab, there's a new cake in town! This easy recipe for Lemon Garlic Shrimp Cakes are packed with so much garlicky, lemony flavor. They make an absolutely delicious summer appetizer or dinner.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 187kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound shrimp (peeled, deveined and roughly chopped)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 egg
- 1 lemon (zested)
- 3/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- oil for frying
Instructions
- Roughly chop the shrimp and combine in a medium size bowl with the garlic, egg, lemon zest, bread crumbs, onion powder, salt, paprika and pepper.1 pound shrimp, 2 cloves garlic, 1 egg, 1 lemon, 3/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon paprika, 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Make 8 shrimp cakes by rolling small handfuls of the mixture into a tightly packed ball, then flattening.
- Heat just enough oil to coat the bottom of a large skillet over medium-high. Add the shrimp cakes and cook about 3-4 minutes per side until golden brown and cooked through. You may have to work in batches.oil for frying
- Remove to a plate.
- Serve, as desired.
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Tips and Techniques
- To save time, you can add all of the ingredients for the shrimp cakes (except for the olive oil) to a food processor fitted with a blade and pulse a few times until the shrimp are finely chopped and the ingredients are all well blended. The shrimp cakes will be more dense, so if you want them lighter, hand chop the shrimp.
- To serve shrimp cakes as appetizers, make them smaller and serve with a drop of aioli on each one.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Consume within 3 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 184mg | Sodium: 1249mg | Potassium: 211mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 370IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 115mg | Iron: 2mg