Remove the crusts from the fresh bread, cut in small pieces and soak in the milk.
Remove all shells and cartilage from the crab. Dice half of the crab meat and keep aside.
Place the other half of the crab meat into the food processor with the soaked toast bread and whole egg and blend to a smooth paste.
Prepare the crab cake mixture
In a mixing bowl, combine the crab paste with the diced crab meat, sweet corn, red chili, spring onions and season to taste with salt, pepper and Sriracha sauce.
If the mixture is sticky and/or too wet, then add some panko breadcrumbs to absorb the moisture. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Divide the mixture into twelve portions, shape the crab patties and coat the patties with the panko.
Cook the crab cakes
option 1: Bake the crab cakes in the air fryer oven at 220°C for 15 minutes.
Option 2: Shallow fry the crab cakes in a pan for 2-3 minutes until golden brown.
Notes
Panko can be replaced with oatmeal or crushed corn tortillas for a gluten free version.