Garlic-Good Crab "Cakes"
Serves: 6
Clarabelle Lynch
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
60
Spice
53
Sweetness
55
Sourness
36
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Butter (melted)6 large
Garlic (cloves)2 tbsps
Lemon Juice2 tbsps
Water110 g
Crumbled Feta Cheese2 cups
Bread Crumb (soft, divided)1 tsp
Cayenne PepperDirections:
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2
Take 3 sheets of phyllo at a time, butter and roll up, jelly-roll style
3
Cut into fourths
4
Press, cut side down, into muffin pan cups
5
Press with fingers to flatten and work slightly up the sides of cup
6
Brush cups with melted butter
7
Repeat with remaining phyllo sheets, for a total of 24 cups
8
To prepare filling, place garlic, with tough bottoms cut off, in a plastic bag
9
Pound with the side of a meat cleaver
10
Remove skins and place crushed garlic in a deep microwave safe bowl
11
Add lemon juice and water
12
Cover and microwave for 2 minutes
13
Add cream cheese to garlic and cream together
14
Add beaten eggs, feta, crab, and 1 cup of the bread crumbs and mix well
15
Add cayenne pepper and mix again
16
Spoon mixture into each phyllo cup, distributing evenly, about 1 tablespoon of mixture per phyllo cup
17
Sprinkle remaining bread crumbs over the crab mixture (about 1 teaspoon per phyllo cup) and lightly dust the top of each with paprika
18
Bake for 25 minutes
19
Carefully remove each phyllo cup/crab "cake" onto a cooling rack
20
Serve warm or at room temperature