These lobster cakes are amazing whether to serve on their own or pair with a dipping sauce. This is a fantastic dish for special occasions, while still satisfies your guests who want to eat healthy.
Although you can use lobster tails if you wish, this recipe makes great use of lobster claws. You can keep the claws for lobster cakes after eating the tails, or you can buy pre-cooked claws at very reasonable price. Either way, this tasty dish will jazz up any fancy occasion without breaking the bank. Watch the video for how easy it is to make the lobster cakes.
Lobster Cakes with Tartar Sauce Ingredients
You will need the following ingredients for the lobster cakes:
- Lobster Meat
- Almond Flour
- Egg
- Mayonnaise
- Dijon Mustard
- Green Onion
- Parsley
- Salt (Optional)
- Black Pepper
- Unsalted Butter
You will need the following ingredients for the tarter sauce:
- Mayonnaise
- Pickles
- Lemon Juice
Special Dietary Notes
While the lobster cakes are great for holiday tables and gatherings, it’s extra special when we can accommodate friends and families with dietary restrictions. These savoury cakes are gluten-free, grain-free, keto and low-carb.
Cooking Tips
- When picking the meat out of lobster claws, be very careful to pick through the meat to remove all cartilage inside.
- Lobsters are commonly boiled in salt water to enhance flavour. So keep that in mind when using leftover lobsters or store-bought cooked lobsters. If your lobsters are previously boiled in salt water, be sure to reduce or skip salt in this lobster cake recipe. If your lobsters are unsalted, add a little extra salt in the lobster cake mixture.
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Lobster Cakes (Gluten-Free, Keto)
Ingredients
For Lobster Cakes
- 1/2 pound cooked lobster meats picked through and roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons plain mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 stalk green onion thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt or to taste; optional
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or your choice of healthy cooking fat
For Tartar Sauce
- 1/4 cup plain mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons chopped pickles
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the following lobster cake ingredients: chopped lobster meat, almond flour, egg, mayonnaise, mustard, green onion, parsley, black pepper. Add salt into the mixture if your lobsters weren't previously cooked in salt water.
- Shape the lobster mixture into 8 round patties, each about half inch thick and 2 inch in diameter.
- Melt the butter in a flat-bottomed pan over medium-high heat. Place the lobster cakes into the pan and fry 3 minutes, then flip the cakes and fry the other side for 3 minutes, until both sides are golden. Transfer the lobster cakes onto a plate.
- In a small bowl, mix all the tartar sauce ingredients.
- Serve the lobster cakes hot with the tartar sauce.
Video
Notes
- When picking the meat out of lobster claws, be very careful to pick through the meat to remove all cartilage inside.
- Lobsters are commonly boiled in salt water to enhance flavour. So keep that in mind when using leftover lobsters or store-bought cooked lobsters. If your lobsters are previously boiled in salt water, be sure to reduce or skip salt in this lobster cake recipe. If your lobsters are unsalted, add a little extra salt in the lobster cake mixture.
Nutrition
Lobster cakes are always a treat for the taste buds! Yours look perfectly crispy on the outside! I’m seriously tempted to try making them myself now!