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Go sweet and spicy with Caribbean crab cakes

Chef Cindy Hutson shares a recipe that is full of tasty tropical flavors

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  Cooking Caribbean crab cakes
Aug. 31: Chef Cindy Hutson cooks up some tropical crab cakes with TODAY’s Al Roker.

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updated 10:26 a.m. ET Aug. 31, 2009

Bored with traditional crab cakes? Looking to add some big and bold flavors to the dish? Chef Cindy Hutson offers a tasty alternative with her Caribbean tropical crab cakes with mango papaya salsa.

Caribbean tropical crab cakes
Chef Cindy Hutson

Yield: 8 servings

INGREDIENTS

Caribbean tropical crab cakes

3 eggs
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons Madras curry powder
2 each scallions, chopped, greens only
1/4 cup red bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup yellow bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup red onion, diced
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
2 cups panko
1 pound crabmeat, jumbo lump
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste

Mango papaya salsa

1 teaspoon chives, chopped
1/4 cup sugar (adjust to sweetness of papaya)
3 limes, squeezed
1/3 cup scallions, chopped (green only)
1 teaspoon Scotch Bonnet sauce – to taste
1 cup papayas, diced
1 cup mangoes, diced
2 tablespoons cilantro. chopped

Recipe continues below ↓
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DIRECTIONS

Caribbean tropical crab cakes
Beat eggs, mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire and curry powder in a large bowl. Set aside and let the curry bloom for 15 minutes. Add scallions, parsley, red onion, red and yellow pepper and toss with curry mixture. Add the crab, panko, salt and pepper to taste. Toss ingredients together gently. Form into 3-ounce servings. Sear off in hot skillet with butter until golden brown on each side. Finish in the 400 degrees oven for about 8-10 minutes. Serve with mango papaya salsa.

Mango papaya salsa
Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

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