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.
CRAB CAKES
Provided by Ina Garten
Categories appetizer
Time 1h5m
Yield 26 mini crab cakes; 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Place the 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons oil, onion, celery, red and yellow bell peppers, parsley, capers, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, crab boil seasoning, salt, and pepper in a large saute pan over medium-low heat and cook until the vegetables are soft, approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature. In a large bowl, break the lump crabmeat into small pieces and toss with the bread crumbs, mayonnaise, mustard, and eggs. Add the cooked mixture and mix well. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Shape into bite-sized crab cakes.
- Heat the butter and olive oil for frying over medium heat in a large saute pan. Add the crab cakes and fry for 4 to 5 minutes on each side, until browned. Drain on paper towels; keep them warm in a 250 degree oven and serve hot.
JAMAICAN CHEF AJEEN BECKFORD CRAB CAKES
Make and share this Jamaican Chef Ajeen Beckford Crab Cakes recipe from Food.com.
Provided by GOOD FOODS
Categories Crab
Time 20m
Yield 15 2 oz, 15 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Keep the crab meat lumps as large as possible.
- Place the cram in a pot and reduce by ½. Chill well.
- Sauté the peppers in a little clarified butte. Add the scallion and sweat briefly.
- Combine all of the above with the balance of the ingredients. NOTE: only about 3oz of the breadcrumbs will be used at this stage.
- Using a mold form the cakes.
- Place the cakes in the rest of the breadcrumbs. Press lightly. Reshape if necessary.
- Fry the cakes in clarified butter until golden brown. Turn only once. Drain on paper towel.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 124.4, Fat 5.2, SaturatedFat 2.8, Cholesterol 40.9, Sodium 388, Carbohydrate 10.5, Fiber 1, Sugar 1.4, Protein 8.8
CRAB CAKES
Mace, nutmeg's peppery sister, is what makes the difference in these crab cakes. The recipe, adapted from "Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes From the Matriarch of Edisto Island," comes from Emily Meggett, one of the most well-respected cooks in the Gullah Geechee community, whose food traditions are built largely on the crabs, shrimp and fish they pull from the water near their homes along the southeastern shoreline. She has made thousands of these using freshly cooked blue crabs, but meat that has already been picked and processed works as well. Be sparing with the bread crumbs, which should just hold the mixture together, then add more if the cakes are falling apart. Make sure the pan is very hot, then reduce the heat the minute they hit the oil. Keep a close eye while they brown. These are lovely bites to start a meal, or can star as supper, alongside rice and fresh vegetables. Ms. Meggett serves them with what she calls pink sauce, which is similar to this sauce, with the addition of grated onion and lemon.
Provided by Kim Severson
Categories dinner, seafood, appetizer, main course
Time 1h30m
Yield About 12 large crab cakes
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat the broiler to 500 degrees (or its highest setting). On your oven's highest rack, broil all the bread slices on a baking sheet for 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden and crisp but not burned. Flip all the slices over and broil for another 2 to 3 minutes. Turn the broiler off and allow the bread to crisp in the oven until totally dry, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Remove the bread from the oven and let cool. Using a box grater or rolling pin, coarsely grate and crush the bread slices into bread crumbs (or, pulse them in a food processor). The crumbs should look and feel like sand; you should get about 4 cups. Set the bread crumbs aside.
- In a large cast-iron skillet, melt the butter over high heat. Once the butter is melted, add the onion and cook, stirring often, until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Pour the butter and onion into a large bowl. Whisk the flour into the melted butter and onion, then slowly whisk in the milk to make a creamy sauce. Once the sauce is smooth, whisk in the eggs, lemon juice, vinegar and mace.
- Add the crab meat to the cream sauce and mix lightly with a fork; don't break up the pieces of crab meat. Gently fold in just enough of the bread crumbs so that the mixture holds together (about 2 1/2 cups). Divide the crab mixture into 12 equal portions, setting them on a baking sheet as you go. They should be thick rounds - about the size of the palm of your hand, and roughly 1 1/2 inches thick.
- Using your hand, take a scoop of the toasted bread crumbs and coat each crab cake.
- Wipe out the skillet and heat the oil over high. Once the oil is hot, place a few of the crab cakes in the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 3 to 5 minutes on each side, or until browned and cooked through. Place the cooked crab cakes on a paper towel to drain. Working in batches, cook the remaining crab cakes, adding more oil as needed.
- Serve crab cakes immediately, or set aside in a warm oven (see Tip) while you cook the remaining crab cakes.
BEST EVER CRAB CAKES
These are the fastest, easiest crab cakes I have ever made and some of the best I have ever eaten! Serve with coarse mustard on the plate or your favorite mustard sauce.
Provided by LINDACHEK
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Seafood Crab Crab Cake Recipes
Time 27m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together egg, mayonnaise, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, tarragon, and scallions. Gently stir in crabmeat, being careful not to break up meat. Gradually mix in cracker crumbs, adding until desired consistency is achieved.
- Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat. Form crab mixture into 4 patties. Place patties in skillet, and cook until golden brown, about 5 to 6 minutes on each side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 216.1 calories, Carbohydrate 5.7 g, Cholesterol 108.5 mg, Fat 15.2 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 13.9 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 354.8 mg, Sugar 0.8 g
CHEF JOHN'S CRAB CAKES
These are what crab cakes are supposed to be like. They are basically a fried lump of crabmeat, held together with a minimum of filler. Delicious!
Provided by Chef John
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Seafood Crab Crab Cake Recipes
Time 1h23m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Mix saltine crackers, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, seafood seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, egg, salt, and cayenne pepper in a large bowl.
- Stir in crabmeat until mixture is combined but still chunky. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Sprinkle breadcrumbs on a plate.
- Shape chilled crab mixture into 4 small thick patties; coat completely with bread crumbs.
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium-heat; cook crab cakes until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 297.2 calories, Carbohydrate 10.8 g, Cholesterol 150.6 mg, Fat 15 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 28.5 g, SaturatedFat 5.2 g, Sodium 727.6 mg, Sugar 0.7 g
AJEEN BECKFORD LAHMA BI AJEEN
a beautiful meat pie with Jamaican Jerk Spice. I lift my hat to chef Ajeen Beckford for yet another beautiful and tantalizing dish. i am a big fan. i really think u are the best chef in Jamaica and i await your book.
Provided by GOOD FOODS
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 45m
Yield 80 pies, 5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Mix all dough ingredients well. Knead for a few moments. Set aside to rest while preparing filling. Mix all the filling ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400°F
- Since you will be preparing a large number of these, it makes sense to work on a large, clean surface. The kitchen table is perfect. Roll half the dough to 1/8 inch thickness on a clean table. Use a glass, 2-2.5 inches in diameter to cut circles of dough. Place these circles on a well oiled baking sheet. Work the remaining dough into a ball, and roll it out to cut more circles. Keep combining the circle cutouts until you have used all the dough. Place 1.5 teaspoons filling on each circle. With a fork, carefully smooth filling to the edge of the circle. It's fine for the lahma bi ajeen to touch each other in the pan, but they cannot overlap.
- Bake for about 20 minutes, or until dough is just firm but not crisp.
- Serve with tehina and soup or salad for a first course.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 915.5, Fat 35.4, SaturatedFat 10.5, Cholesterol 59, Sodium 1317.9, Carbohydrate 115.3, Fiber 5.5, Sugar 14.7, Protein 33.9
JAMAICAN CHEF AJEEN BECKFORD BLACK BEAN SOUP
A soup with a magic like no other. i really would like to see chef Ajeen and Gordon Ramsey face off or Bobby Flay. Mellisa from New York
Provided by GOOD FOODS
Categories < 4 Hours
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 4qt, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Combine the beans and stock and bring to a simmer, covered, for 2 hours.
- Remove half of the beans from the pot. Puree and then return to the pot.
- Add the remaining ingredients and simmer, covered for 1 hour.
- Serve with cilantro sour cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 628.8, Fat 25.4, SaturatedFat 9.7, Cholesterol 58.7, Sodium 2029.1, Carbohydrate 63.7, Fiber 11.2, Sugar 11.2, Protein 37.5
CARIBBEAN CRAB CAKES
This is my take on Maryland style crab cakes, with a light (not heavy) breading and a flavor you will love. Despite the name, these are NOT spicy or "jerk," but rather full of flavor with a crispy outside and delicate inside. Feeling crabby? :-)
Provided by Mystic Eye Art
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h5m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a small pan on medium high heat, melt 1 Tbsp of the butter and add the chopped onion and 1 tsp of the Garlic Salt. Cook until the onions become translucent. Set aside and allow to cool.
- In a large bowl, mix together the crab meat, green onion, 1/3 Cup White Cheddar crackers, mayonnaise, remaining garlic salt, pepper, soy sauce, dijon mustard, pickle juice, lime juice, cilantro and egg and form into small patties (about the size of the palm of your hand).
- Mix together the flour and remaining 1 cup of white cheddar crackers and pour onto a large dish or plate. Lightly pat the crab cakes in the mixture on each side and place onto a baking sheet (covered with a piece of parchment or wax paper).
- Refrigerate the cakes for 1 hour.
- Into a large skillet on medium heat, pour the canola oil and remaining butter.
- After the butter melts and the oil is hot, place the crab cakes into the oil and allow to cook (about 5 minutes each side) or until golden brown. Serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 649.6, Fat 51.6, SaturatedFat 11.2, Cholesterol 168.2, Sodium 1515.7, Carbohydrate 17.4, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 3, Protein 31
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