Recipes from the sea: Learn to prepare the best Crab Cake

It is always good to innovate in the kitchen and surprise the family with new preparations, which is why the Propescado corporation calls for choosing seafood for New Year’s dinner and presents some innovative, healthy and affordable recipes. .

The executive director of fishedPaulo Rojas, explained that “inviting people to consume seafood seeks to support artisanal fishermen who have experienced an unfavorable situation during the pandemic, therefore, the call is to go responsibly to coves and fishmongers and prefer products of the sea to reactivate this sector”.

Regarding the latter, «the consumption of seafood has a series of benefits to improve people’s health and favor brain development in children».

«In addition, there is a commitment between FAO and various institutions that seek to promote the consumption of seafood and healthy eating, through various initiatives and campaigns throughout Chile, such as fairs and interventions with live kitchens, which had to be suspended. because of the pandemic,” Rojas explained.

Likewise, from the corporation they remember to respect all the sanitary measures in the coves, not to stop wearing a mask and carrying gel alcohol and continuously washing their hands, thus avoiding any type of contagion.

Crab cake

Ingredients: (4 people)

600 gr. of crab meat (equivalent to about 10 whole crabs)

A pair of crab tongs to decorate

100 gr. of butter

1 onion in small cubes

1 sliced ​​garlic

Color chili, pepper, cumin and salt to taste

10 crushed soda crackers (with your hands)

1 glass of milk (you may need a little more)

250 gr. of chanco or butter cheese.

Preparation:

In a pot, fry gently with a little butter, garlic and onion, as soon as they become translucent add colored chili, cumin and black pepper.

Add the already cooked crab meat, and mix.

Crush ground soda crackers with your hands and add, and incorporate milk, until a silky texture is achieved.

We finish with a little chanco, or buttery cheese. Place in a clay container and gratin in the oven.