Crab Cakes With Remoulade Sauce
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 LB Back Fin, Lump, or Dungeness Crab meat, picked over for shells
- 1 cup fresh bread crumbs, plus 1 cup or more for coating the cakes with
- 2/3 cup (scant) Mayonnaise
- 4 rounded Tbsp minced onion
- 2 rounded Tbsp minced celery
- 2 rounded Tbsp minced red bell pepper
- The zest & juice from lemon
- 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp. Old Bay Seasonings
- salt & pepper to taste
- Pinch granulated garlic
- Hot sauce, such as tobacco sauce
- 2 Tbsp fresh dill weed, or 1 dried
- Italian parsley, chopped, (optional)
- Vegetable oil, for cooking the crab cakes
- Remoulade Sauce
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 whole egg
- 3 cups vegetable or olive oil
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice, fresh or bottled
- 1 tsp. lemon zest
- 2 tsp minced fresh garlic, (about 1 to 2 cloves)
- 1 Tbsp fresh chopped parsley
- A dash or two of hot sauce, such as Tabasco to taste
- 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- Pinch paprika
- 1 Tbsp chopped capers
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- 2 Tbsp dill pickles relish
- 3/4 tsp. fresh tarragon, 1/2 tsp dried
- 1 Tbsp anchovy paste
- Pepper to taste
- In a bowl combine the lemon juice, zest, garlic, parsley, Tabasco, mustard, paprika, capers, green onions, relish, tarragon, & anchovy paste and set aside
- In a bowl of an electric mixer with the whisk attachment, whish the egg yolks and whole egg
- Slowly add the oil in a slow steady stream to create an emulsion, creating a mayonnaise
- Add the lemon/parsley mixture, mix to combine
- Adjust seasonings adding more hot sauce, salt & pepper to taste
- Refrigerate immediately until ready to use
- Yields about 3 cups
- Crab Cakes instructions:
- 1) Combine the crab meat, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, onions, celery, bell pepper, lemon zest & juice, Worcestershire sauce, Old Bay Seasonings in a bowl. (Do not over mix.)
- 2) Season to taste with the salt & pepper, garlic & the hot sauce. *Note: if the mixture is too dry, add more mayonnaise. In a separate bowl combine about 1 cup bread crumbs, dill weed & the parsley.
- 3) Form the crab mixture into cakes and roll in the bread crumb/parsley mixture.
- 4) In a skillet, heat the oil, about 1 Tbsp, adding more when needed over medium high heat. Add the crab cakes, cook until golden brown on each side, about 2-3 minutes on each side
- Serve hot with Remoulade Sauce (see recipe) on the side.
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- Remoulade Sauce instructions:
- In a bowl combine the lemon juice, zest, garlic, parsley, Tabasco, mustard, paprika, capers, green onions, relish, tarragon, & anchovy paste and set aside
- In a bowl of an electric mixer with the whisk attachment, whish the egg yolks and whole egg
- Slowly add the oil in a slow steady stream to create an emulsion, creating a mayonnaise
- Add the lemon/parsley mixture, mix to combine
- Adjust seasonings adding more hot sauce, salt & pepper to taste
- Refrigerate immediately until ready to use
- Yields about 3 cups
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/crab-cakes-with-remoulade-sauce-1201161 (may not work)