Crab Cakes With Tarragon Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Prepare Tarragon Sauce first.
• Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.
• If too thick, add skim milk or yogurt to thin.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Refrigerate, covered, to allow flavor to develop while crab cakes are being prepared.
• Crab Cakes: Combine crab, 1/4 cup breadcrumbs, mayonnaise, green onion, mustard, egg white, Tabasco, salt, and black pepper.
• Form into 8 equal patties.
• Place remaining breadcrumbs on waxed paper.
• Dredge patties in crumbs, transfer to a plate, and refrigerate, covered, for at least 1 hour.
• Heat half of olive oil in a 10" nonstick skillet.
• Add half of crab cakes; cook on one until crisp and golden, about 4-5 minutes.
• Turn over, and cook an additional 3-4 minutes.
• Repeat with other half of cakes.
• Sprinkle with chopped chives.
• Serve with sauce and lemon wedges.

Steps:

• For the tartar sauce: Mix together the mayonnaise, cornichons and brine, parsley, tarragon, scallion and shallot in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until the flavors blend, at least 30 minutes (this can be refrigerated for several days).
• For the crab cakes: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Gently mix the crabmeat, scallions, mayonnaise, Old Bay, parsley, 4 tablespoons of the breadcrumbs and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl, taking care not to break up the crab lumps. Season with white pepper and additional salt, if necessary, to taste. Using a rubber spatula, carefully fold in the eggs until the mixture just clings together. If necessary, add more breadcrumbs 1 tablespoon at a time.
• Divide the crab mixture into 12 equal portions and shape each into a round cake, about 2 1/2 inches across and 1 inch high. Lay formed crab cakes on the parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap and chill at least 30 minutes (these can be refrigerated up to 24 hours).
• Put the flour on a plate or in a pie tin. Gently place the crab cakes, one by one, into the flour and dust all over with flour to lightly coat. Set the floured cakes on a wire rack.
• In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Gently lay half of the floured crab cakes in the skillet and cook until the outsides are crisp and browned, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Repeat with the remaining crab cakes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. In a small bowl, mash the butter with the tarragon, crabmeat and zest, and season. Make a few deep slashes across the fillets on both sides of the sole, then place the fish, dark-skin up, in a large roasting tin. Season, then stuff the crab butter into the cuts, spreading any remaining butter on top. Lay a few lemon slices over the fish, then pour over the wine.
• Bake for 15-20 mins, depending on the size of the fish - the flesh should flake away easily from the bone when gently pushed with a knife.
• Carefully remove the fish from the tin, place on a warm plate or platter and cover with foil while you make the sauce. Set the tin over a low heat, add 2 tbsp water and bring to the boil. Let the sauce bubble for a few mins, then stir in the capers and cream. Pour the sauce over the fish and serve with steamed potatoes and a green salad.

Steps:

• for caper sauce:
• Whisk all ingredients in medium bowl. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• for crab cakes:
• Combine crabmeat, 1 cup breadcrumbs, and next five ingredients in large bowl. Spread 2 1/2 cups breadcrumbs on rimmed baking sheet. Using 1/4-cup capacity ice-cream scoop, form crab mixture into 24 small balls. Flatten slightly. Coat crab cakes in breadcrumbs, transfer to another baking sheet. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.
• Heat 1/2 cup oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, fry crab cakes until brown, adding more oil to skillet as needed, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer 2 crab cakes to each of 12 plates. Serve, passing caper sauce alongside.

Steps:

• Tartar Sauce:.
• Combine all the ingredients listed for the tartar sauce in a small bowl.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Crab Cakes:.
• In a medium bowl mix together all the ingredients listed for the crab cake except the cornflakes.
• Let it rest in the fridge for at least 1 hour being max 4 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 400°F Gently roll the patties in the crushed cornflakes.
• Transfer the cakes to a baking sheet and top each with 1/2 teaspoon of butter.
• Bake for 10 minutes then flip and bake for another 10 minutes or until crispy.