Crab Cakes with Remoulade Sauce
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 3/4 cup brunoised red onion
- 1/2 cup brunoised red bell pepper
- 1/2 cup brunoised yellow bell pepper
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 pound lump crab meat
- 2 fresh jalapeno chiles, brunoised
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh tarragon leaves
- 2 cups panko (Japanese bread crumbs), ground to a mealy consistency, divided
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground white pepper
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup clarified butter
- Remoulade sauce, recipe follows
- 1 cup mayonnaise, recipe follows
- 1 tablespoon capers, minced
- 1 cornichon, minced
- 1 or 2 anchovies, minced
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh chives
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley leaves
- Salt and freshly ground white pepper
- 1 egg yolk*
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground white pepper
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup corn oil
- In a saucepan, combine the heavy cream, garlic, rosemary, and paprika.
- Reduce by half.
- Allow to cool to room temperature.
- In a saute pan, heat the peanut oil.
- Sweat the onions and bell peppers until glossy.
- Transfer to a plate and allow to cool to room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the eggs, crab, jalapeno, basil, parsley, tarragon, 1 cup of ground panko, salt, white pepper, reduced cream, and Sauteed vegetables.
- Carefully mix until well blended.
- Scale the mixture into 3-ounce portions.
- Shape into round, slightly flattened cakes, about 3-inch diameter by 1/2-inch thickness.
- On a baking sheet, combine the remaining 1 cup of ground panko and flour.
- Coat the crab cakes generously.
- In a saute pan, heat 1/4 cup of clarified butter.
- Pan fry 6 crab cakes at a time, until golden on 1 side.
- Turn and transfer to preheated oven and bake for 2 minutes.
- Repeat the process with the remaining butter and crab cakes.
- Serve with Remoulade Sauce.
- In a bowl, combine all the ingredients until well blended.
- Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
- Keep refrigerated until needed.
- Yield: 2 cups
- In a bowl, whisk together the egg yolk, salt, pepper, mustard, and lemon juice.
- Slowly add the oil, whisking all the while until emulsified.
- Keep refrigerated until needed.
- Yield: 1 cup
heavy cream, garlic, rosemary, sweet paprika, peanut oil, brunoised red onion, brunoised red bell pepper, brunoised yellow bell pepper, eggs, crab meat, jalapeno chiles, fresh basil, parsley, tarragon, bread crumbs, salt, fresh ground white pepper, flour, butter, remoulade sauce, mayonnaise, capers, cornichon, anchovies, shallot, fresh chives, parsley, salt, egg yolk, salt, freshly ground white pepper, mustard, lemon juice, corn oil
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/crab-cakes-with-remoulade-sauce-recipe2.html (may not work)