Crab Cake Recipe with Scallops as Binder?

[sophiejj]

I have heard that there is a well-regarded crab cake recipe (by a famous chef?) which uses scallops (processed in the food processor) as the binder instead of bread. I eat very low carb and would love to make these for Christmas eve. Does anyone have a well-tested recipe for low carb crab cakes?
Thanks in advance!
Sophie in Northern CA

[rjbh20]

Sounds like you're thinking of the late Pierre Franey, who published a seafood cookbook (Bryan Miller co author) with a crabcake recipe using essentially a shrimp mousse as the binder. I've made it for years; its simple and fabulous.

[NanH]

This is not a crabcake recipe but was yummy and would probably work with crab instead of shrimp. The mixture is pretty wet but pretend it's not and it comes out great. Ahh, I think it might be tricky to no use the crumbs and keep it low carb. I used panko.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...

[jaypaze]

Why do you say that this isn't a crabcake recipe? This is exactly what the poster asked for...

[NanH]

Oops! I wasn't responding to you, I was sharing a recipe but forgot the link!

[jaypaze]

No worries! :-)

[jaypaze]

Try these:
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/ultim...

[celeryroot]

http://www.angelasfoodlove.com/2008/0...
I seem to recall he also suggested using chicken puree elsewhere
you could also use shrimp

[biondanonima]

Those look good - I eat low carb as well so this recipe will come in handy!

[mcf]

I eat low carb, too, and when I'm too lazy to make my own, I buy Phillips crab cakes; very little binder, http://www.phillipsfoods.com/retail-p...

[jindomommy]

I haven't heard of the recipe, but you could probably use a scallop mousse recipe.

[Adrienne]

I do something like this -- I put half a pound of shrimp with some cream and scallions through a blender and use that as the binder. Needs only a tiny bit of bread crumbs around the outside to stay together.

[boobomoo]

Did you find it?I am still looking but also saw it on a TV show a couple of years ago,let me know please!

[scubadoo97]

scallops and shrimp both make an excellent binder in crab, fish or shrimp cakes. Carbs aside the seafood puree works as a binder and adds more sea flavor the cakes.