Mom'S Crab Cakes With Louis Sauce And Corn Salad
- 1 lb. crab
- 2 pieces of soft white bread w/o crust, put in food processor to make crumbs
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 c. mayo
- 1/4 c. grated onion and juice
- 2 tsps. Old Bay, or to taste
- 1 tsp. dried thyme
- Louis Sauce:
- 1/4 c. Mayo
- 1/4 c. Catsup
- 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 2 shakes Tabasco
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 tsp. horseradish
- Salad:
- 1 head frisee
- 2 ears corn
- 1/2 avocado
- 1 Tb. balsamic vinegar
- 3 Tbs. olive oil
- 1/8 tsp. dried mustard
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 2 tsps. worcestershire sauce
- olive oil and butter for frying
- Clean crab. Mix breadcrumbs, eggs, mayo, onion, and seasonings. Add crab. Mix gently but thoroughly. Add more mayo if too dry. Shape into cakes.
- Make sauce: Blend ingredients. Season with salt and pepper. Vary amounts according to your taste.
- Make salad:
- Steam corn and cut off kernels. Toss with butter and salt. Slice avocado. Grate garlic into a bowl, mash salt, garlic, and mustard together to make a paste. Add balsamic and mix thoroughly. Very slowly, whisking constantly, add the olive oil in a thin stream. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Toss greens with dressing.
- Cook crabcakes:
- Melt butter and heat olive oil in pan. Cook crab cakes until browned, approximately 5 mins. per side.
- Assemble:
- Place a two small handfuls of frisee on each plate, topped with a fan of avocado slices and a crab cake. On the side, serve a dollop of Louis sauce and a scoop of corn.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/moms-crab-cakes-with-louis-sauce-and-corn-salad-50014280 (may not work)