Crab cakes

So the marinade last night was delicious but I didnt allow enough time for the marinade to soak into the fish.  Instead of scrapping the meal I thought to re-invent it.  I shredded the meat and added a few ingredients to create a crab cake (well fish cake but that does not sound as appetizing).  Patties are great ways to reinvent any of your dishes that are about to go bad or you are tire of eat off it. I have made patties using a base mixture of crab, bean, fish, ground meat, and/or tofu.  The premise is the same just change your ingredients to modify the flavor to your liking.  This one was an asian-caribbean infusion.

The basics.  For a basic patty you need:

Some type of maluable substance that can act as a base (beans, meat, tofu)
onions chopped (cooked or raw it will be delicious)
about a clove of garlic
1 egg
spices/flavoring- (fresh herbs, chutney, veggies, fruit, anything to flavor it the way you want.  stay away from too much liquid though this will make it moist and difficult to pat together.
and about  1 cup of bread crumbs (get creative, I used croutons b/c i ran out of bread crumbs, you can also use corn flakes, bread, anything that will thicken the mixture and start to allow it to stick together.

Mix ingredients together, add bread crumbs until it is a thick consistency and able to be packed together.  you can sprinkle with flour to help brown and adhere.  I recommend covering the mixture and placing in the fridge for an hr if you have time to really thicken up and stick together.

This crab cake was made with sweet potato, tilapia, fresh (thyme, dill, parsley, cilantro), 1 tbl. may, hot sauce, pepper, and focacia croutons.  It was a bit sweet and crunch very delicious. 

This crab cake would be perfection with a mango salsa on top.  Might save that for tomorrow night!  Enjoy!