Crab Cakes with Lemon Dill Sauce

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 reen onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped red bell pepper
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• Cayenne pepper
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh parsley
• 1 pound white or claw crabmeat, picked free of any bits of shell
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 small garlic clove, minced
• (about 1 1/2 cups)

1. Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat.
2. Saute the onion, bell pepper, and garlic in the butter until the pepper is limp, about 3 minutes.
3. Add the cream, mustard, and cayenne to taste, and mix well.
4. Add 1/2 cup of the breadcrumbs, the egg, and the parsley, and mix well.
5. Gently fold in the crabmeat.
6. Form the mixture into 8 patties, about 1/2 inch thick.
7. Combine the remaining 1/2 cup breadcrumbs and the Parmesan in a bowl; pat this topping onto both sides of the patties.
8. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
9. Combine the oil and the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in the skillet.
10. Saute the crab cakes in the hot oil-butter mixture for about 3 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.
11. Or, place the crab cakes on a baking sheet, drizzle with the oil and butter mixture, and bake at 400 degrees for 7 to 10 minutes, turning once.
12. Spoon a dollop of Lemon Dill Sauce alongside each crab cake, and serve the remaining sauce separately.
13. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and stir well.
14. Refrigerate until chilled; the sauce will thicken as it chills.

butter, reen onion, red bell pepper, clove garlic, heavy cream, mustard, cayenne pepper, breadcrumbs, egg, parsley, white, parmesan, vegetable oil, mayonnaise, buttermilk, dill, parsley, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/crab-cakes-with-lemon-dill-sauce-382165 (may not work)