Easy crab cakes

Frozen hash browns make a good substitute for mashed potatoes in this quick-fix recipe.

Ingredients (serves 16):
6 frozen hash browns, thawed
227g Phillips crabmeat
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp Tabasco sauce
1 egg, beaten

Method:
1. Break the hash browns with a fork.
2. Mix in crabmeat, Dijon mustard and Tabasco sauce.
3. Shape into golf ball-sized patties and coat each one with beaten egg.
4. Shallow fry crab cakes on both sides until nicely browned.

Tips:
If you want them less spicy, use mayonnaise instead of mustard and leave out the Tabasco sauce. You can also use flaked tuna or salmon in place of crabmeat.

Recipe source: Simply Her magazine (Aug 2007)