THE BEST CRAB CAKES
When we set out to make the "best" crab cakes, opinions in the test kitchen were strong and varied. But we could all agree on plenty of fresh, high-quality crabmeat with very little filler. After some tinkering, we created these decadent cakes-generously sized and highly seasoned-with plenty of lemon juice, fresh herbs and spices. The jumbo lump crabmeat is front and center, so splurge on the best and freshest you can find.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories appetizer
Time 1h10m
Yield 8 crab cakes
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- For the crab cakes: Gently fold together the crabmeat, breadcrumbs, mayonnaise, chives, Dijon mustard, seafood seasoning, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper and the juice and zest of one lemon in a large bowl. Refrigerate the crab mixture for 15 minutes to firm up; this allows the breadcrumbs to absorb some of the liquid, helping the crab cakes bind together.
- Meanwhile, make the tartar sauce: Combine the mayonnaise, dill pickles, capers, chives, zest and juice of 1 lemon in a medium bowl and mix until combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Scoop heaping half cups of the crab mixture and pat into 2 1/2-inch wide patties. Lightly press them together so they do not fall apart while cooking. You should have 8 patties.
- Heat 3 tablespoons unsalted butter and 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the crab cakes to the pan and cook until golden, about 2 minutes, then flip using a flat metal spatula. Continue to cook until lightly golden, about 1 1/2 minutes then transfer the pan to the oven. Cook until the crab cakes are completely heated through, about 10 minutes.
- Serve the crab cakes with the tartar sauce and lemon wedges.
SPICY JALAPENO CRAB CAKES
This was one of my favorite appetizers served at our wedding. Our caterer served them bite-sized so they can be passed, but I would love to make them larger for an entree.
Provided by Gay Gilmore
Categories Crab
Time 30m
Yield 15 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Butter or canola oil for frying cakes.
- Squeeze all excess liquid from crab.
- Mix rest of ingredients together, up to bread crumbs.
- Add to crab, mix gently.
- Add bread crumbs and mix.
- Add a bit more bread crumbs to form cakes of whatever size you like.
- Fry small cakes for a few minutes until brown on each side.
- Drain on paper towels.
- If you are making entrée size crab cakes, preheat oven to 450, fry on each side and put in oven for 5 minutes.
- Flip cakes and bake another 5 minutes until center of cakes is hot.
- Crab cakes can be held in a warm oven for about an hour if needed.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 72.2, Fat 3.4, SaturatedFat 0.6, Cholesterol 34, Sodium 183.7, Carbohydrate 4.2, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.7, Protein 6.1
PAN-FRIED SPICY CRAB CAKES
Steps:
- Melt butter in a small saute pan over medium heat. Add onions, celery and bell peppers. Season with salt and cayenne. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables are soft and slightly golden, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes. In a large mixing bowl, combine the crabmeat, green onions, Parmesan, parsley, mustard and lemon juice. Mix the mayonnaise, Worcestershire Sauce and hot pepper sauce together. Combine vegetable mixture with crab mixture. Fold in the mayonnaise mixture and 3/4 cup of the bread crumbs. Divide combined mixture into 10 equal portions and form into 1-inch thick round patties. In a shallow bowl, combine the flour and season with Essence. In another bowl, whisk the egg with the water. In a third bowl, combine the remaining 3/4 cup bread crumbs and season with Essence. Dredge the crab cakes first in seasoned flour, tapping off excess, then in egg wash, letting excess drip off. Lastly, dredge cakes into seasoned bread crumbs, coating cakes evenly. In a large saute pan, heat oil. Gently lay the cakes, 3 to 4 at a time, and pan fry until lightly golden, about 4 minutes on each side. Drain cakes on paper towels and season with Essence while still hot.
- To serve, place Creole Meuniere sauce in the center of each plate. Spoon the Roasted Vegetable Pecan Relish in the center of the sauce and lay a cake on top of the relish. Garnish with green onions and Essence.
- Combine all ingredients thoroughly and store in an airtight jar or container.
- Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch. Published by William and Morrow, 1993.
CRAB CAKES WITH MANGO-AVOCADO RELISH AND SOUR ORANGE SAUCE
Provided by Bobby Flay | Bio & Top Recipes
Categories appetizer
Time 3h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 33
Steps:
- For the crab cakes: Combine the mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, stone-ground mustard and paprika in a large bowl. Add the crab, parsley and green onions and gently mix to combine. Begin adding the breadcrumbs 1/4 cup at a time until the mixture just holds together. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours.
- For the sour orange sauce: Combine the orange juice, lime juice, vinegar, chile powder, cumin and garlic in a medium saucepan, bring to a simmer over high heat and cook until reduced by half; season with salt and pepper. Strain into a bowl, add the honey, oregano and zest and let cool to room temperature before serving.
- For the mango-avocado relish: Combine the avocado, mango and red pepper in a medium bowl. Toss with the cilantro, canola oil, lime juice and salt and pepper. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.
- To finish the crab cakes, divide the crab mixture into 8 cakes and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush the tops of the cakes with mayonnaise and place overlapping layers of sliced plantains on top. Season the tops with salt, pepper and chile de arbol.
- Heat 3 tablespoons of canola oil in a large nonstick saute pan over medium heat until the oil begins to shimmer. In batches, add the crab cakes plantain-side down and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Flip and continue cooking until just heated through, about 5 minutes longer. Repeat with the remaining crab cakes, adding up to 3 tablespoons more oil if needed.
- To serve, spoon some of the sour orange sauce into the bottom of 4 shallow bowls. Top with 2 crab cakes followed by some mango-avocado relish. Garnish with cilantro leaves.
SPICY CRAB CAKES
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories appetizer
Time 45m
Yield 24 spicy crab cakes
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400˚. Brush a 24-cup mini-muffin pan (preferably nonstick) with olive oil.
- Mix the crab meat, crushed crackers, mayonnaise, egg white, chives, lemon zest and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl until combined. Fill the muffin cups with the crab mixture. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
- Bake the crab cakes until warmed through and browned around the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the pan. Top with more chipotle mayonnaise and chopped chives.
SPICY CRAB CAKES TOPPED WITH GUACAMOLE
Provided by Marcela Valladolid
Categories appetizer
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Crab cakes: Mix the crabmeat, mayonnaise, egg, bread crumbs, scallions, the lime juice, 1/4 cup cilantro, and the hot sauce together in a small bowl. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Form the mixture into 8 (3/4-inch-thick) patties and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Breading: Mix the bread crumbs and 1/4 cup of cilantro on a plate. Carefully turn the patties in the bread crumb mixture until coated on both sides.
- In a large nonstick skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. In batches, fry the crab cakes until golden, about 3 minutes each side.
- Guacamole: Coarsely mash the avocados in a medium bowl. Lightly mix in the onion, cilantro, and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Transfer the crab cakes to a serving platter, top each cake with a tablespoon of guacamole, and serve.
SPICED CRAB CAKES WITH LEMON & LIME AïOLI
Simple fishcakes made from delicate shellfish and Asian spices - coriander, sesame and chilli add a kick. Serve with a citrus mayonnaise
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Starter
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Combine the crab, spring onions, chilli and coriander in a large bowl. Heat a small frying pan and toast the sesame seeds. While they're still hot, use a pestle and mortar to roughly grind, then tip into the bowl with the crab. Add the breadcrumbs, egg yolk and seasoning, and mix lightly. Shape into 6 patties and chill for at least 30 mins.
- For the aïoli, mix the mayonnaise, zests and a squeeze of lemon juice. Heat 0.5cm depth oil in a non-stick frying pan. Dust the crab cakes with a little flour and fry gently for 3 mins on each side until crisp and golden. Drain on kitchen paper. Serve the crab cakes with the zesty mayonnaise, wedges of lime and a few coriander leaves scattered over the top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 504 calories, Fat 40 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 20 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 16 grams protein, Sodium 1.4 milligram of sodium
CRAB CAKES WITH SWEET CHILLI & GINGER DIPPING SAUCE
An easy help-yourself starter with the zest and spice of ginger and chilli
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Starter
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- To make the dipping sauce, blend the garlic, chillies, ginger, lime leaves, lemongrass and coriander in a food processor until very finely chopped. Tip the sugar into a small saucepan, add 3 tbsp water and heat gently to dissolve. Continue to cook for another min or so until the syrup starts to thicken slightly.
- Add the chilli and ginger mixture, and continue to cook for a further 2-3 mins. Then stir in the rice vinegar, fish sauce and soy sauce. Remove from the heat and leave to cool to room temperature.
- Cook the beans in a small pan of boiling salted water for 1-2 mins until tender. Drain and refresh under cold running water, then leave to dry on kitchen paper. Mix the crab with the cooked beans and all the remaining ingredients, apart from the sunflower oil. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and shape into 8 small patties.
- Heat 1-2 tbsp sunflower oil in a frying pan and cook 4 crab cakes at a time until golden brown on both sides. Remove from the pan and keep warm while you cook the remainder. Serve with the sweet chilli dipping sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 467 calories, Fat 18 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 65 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 49 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 16 grams protein, Sodium 2.75 milligram of sodium
PHILLIPS CRAB CAKES
A DELICIOUS crab cake recipe I can't take credit for, it was on the Phillips crab meat, which I was happy to find in California. Very easy, and very good.
Provided by Kevin Young
Categories Crab
Time 20m
Yield 6-8 cakes
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except the crab meat.
- After mixing ingredients, add crab meat and mix together well with a spatula.
- Form into desired size cakes, I get 6-8 from this recipe.
- pan fry on each side over medium heat until golden brown (about 5-7 minutes each side) Serve with desired sauce, I mix together a little mayo, ketchup, old bay, and vinegar, but that's just a personal thing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 143.7, Fat 4.5, SaturatedFat 1.9, Cholesterol 98.8, Sodium 785.2, Carbohydrate 7.2, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 0.9, Protein 17.3
SPICY CRAB CAKES
To obtain best results, use jumbo lump crabmeat. You can use regular, be sure it is fresh. The juices add flavor, so please do not drain. Cooking time reflects time to chill. From Legal Seafood.
Provided by Bev I Am
Categories Crab
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a large bowl mix together mayonnaise, both mustards, a generous dash of hot sauce, horseradish, and the egg.
- Gently stir in the saltines and crabmeat.
- You may form the crabcakes immediately, however allowing the mixture to sit in the refrigerator for 1 hour will make the shaping easier.
- Divide the mixture into 4-6 large crabcakes, and place on a lightly oiled or nonstick baking sheet. (Or make to your desired size - I use a 1/4 cup measure - and adjust your cooking time appropriately ).
- Bake for 15-20 minutes , or until a light golden brown.
- Serve immediately.
- Variation:.
- Baltimore Crab Cakes: Add a dash of Worcestershire sauce and Old Bay Seasoning to taste.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 201.2, Fat 9.9, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 108.4, Sodium 485.4, Carbohydrate 10.1, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 1.6, Protein 17.3
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