Crab Cakes With Cilantro Sour Cream Sauce Recipes

CRAB CAKES WITH SOUR CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the egg, lemon juice, mayonnaise, red bell pepper, onion, cilantro, salt, black pepper and cayenne into a medium mixing bowl and mix.
• Add the crabmeat and half of the breadcrumbs.
• Blend well.
• Form the seasoned crabmeat into 8 (2 inch) cakes and coat with remaining bread crumbs on both sides.
• Place cakes on waxed paper and put in freezer for 15 minutes.
• Prepare the Sour Cream sauce while the cakes are in the freezer.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat half the oil in a medium saute pan.
• Fry half the cakes on both sides, about 30 seconds on each side, until golden.
• Drain on paper towels, Repeat with remaining oil and cakes.
• The oil should be hot but not smoking.
• Transfer cakes to the baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
• To make the Sour Cream Sauce: Blend all ingredients in a small bowl, put in refrigertor until ready to serve.
• You can make the crab cakes a day in advance, but do not coat them with the breadcrumbs until you are ready to fry them.
• You can also use a combination of shrimp, lobster and crabmeat!
• Serve with a large green salad!

THE ULTIMATE CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Make the crab cakes first so they have time to firm up in the refrigerator before you cook them.
• Heat a 2-count of olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, until the onion gets kind of caramelized. Dump that into a bowl and fold in the crabmeat, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, egg white, lime juice, and cilantro, mixing just until well blended. Season with salt and pepper. Shape the mixture into 6 fat crab cakes. Put them on a plate, cover, and stick them in the refrigerator to chill.
• To serve, heat a 3-count of olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the crab cakes and cook for about 4 minutes each side until nice and crisp. Serve on torn butcher paper with fresh lemon wedges and Garlic Aioli with Celery Root.
• Mince garlic and make into paste using the side of your knife. Hint: to make this go faster add a bit of salt to the garlic and continue mashing with the side of your knife.
• Place the paste in a large bowl and add: the sour cream, mayonnaise, celery seed, lemon juice, and oil. Season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Fold in the shredded celery root and chives. Give it a final taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary.

CRAB CAKES WITH CILANTRO-SOUR CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Put eggs, lemon juice, mayonnaise, bell pepper, onion, cilantro, salt, cayenne pepper, and black pepper in a mixing bowl and mix well. Gently fold in crabmeat and 1/2 of the bread crumbs.
• Form crabmeat mixture into 8 patties. Coat both sides in remaining bread crumbs. Place patties on waxed paper and freeze for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Prepare the sauce: Mix sour cream, mayonnaise, bell pepper, garlic, lemon juice, cilantro, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl. Season with salt and black pepper.
• Heat 1/2 of the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Carefully add patties to hot oil in batches. Fry until golden, about 30 seconds on each side. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Repeat with remaining patties, adding remaining oil as needed.
• Transfer patties to a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a patty should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Serve patties with sauce.

CRAB CAKES WITH SPICY CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with canola oil cooking spray.
• Heat the oil in a nonstick skillet over a medium-high heat. Add the scallion, green pepper, and jalapeno and cook until the peppers soften slightly, about 3 minutes. Add the ginger and garlic and cook for one minute more. Set aside to cool slightly.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the pepper-scallion mixture with the crab, lime zest, lime juice, cilantro, egg, 1/2 cup of the Panko, 1 tablespoon of the mayonnaise, and the salt.
• Put the remaining 1/2 cup Panko on a plate. Form the crab mixture into 8 crab cakes and gently roll each in the Panko and place on the prepared baking sheet. Spray the tops of the crab cakes with the canola oil cooking spray to coat lightly.
• Bake the crab cakes until they are golden brown on the bottom, about 10 minutes. Gently turn them over and cook for 10 minutes on the other side. In the meantime, in a small bowl stir together the yogurt with the remaining 2 tablespoons mayonnaise and the chili-garlic sauce.
• To serve, top each crab cake with about 1/2 teaspoon of the spicy cream and one cilantro leaf.
• Excellent source of: Copper, Phosphorus, Protein, Selenium, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Zinc
• Good source of: Calcium, Folate, Magnesium, Manganese, Niacin, Potassium, Vitamin B6

CRAB CAKES WITH CILANTRO SALSA

Steps:

• Stir together Cilantro Salsa ingredients; cover and refrigerate.
• Stir together Crab Cakes ingredients--except 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and 2/3 cup bread crumbs. Shape mixture into 16 cakes, about 2 inches in diameter.
• In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Coat crab cakes with 2/3 cup bread crumbs. Cook in oil 3 to 4 minutes on each side, turning once, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Serve with salsa.

CRAB CAKES WITH CILANTRO MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• Mix the ingredients for the mayonnaise and set aside.
• If making day before, refrigerate until ready to use.
• Mix 1 cup of the corn flake crumbs with remainder of ingredients for crab cakes.
• Divide the mixture into 12 equal portions and form into cakes.
• Place the remaining crumbs in shallow dish and dip cakes into crumbs turning to coat.
• Heat 1 Tbsp of olive oil in heavy skillet and saute crab cakes until browned and cooked through about 4 to 5 minutes per side turning once.
• Add additional oil as needed to keep the crab cakes from sticking.
• Serve topped with the cilantro mayonnaise.

CRAB CAKES WITH REMOULADE SAUCE

Steps:

• To make sauce, combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk well. Cover and hold in refrigerator.
• To make crab cakes, combine mayonnaise, egg, red onion and parsley in a large bowl, stirring well with a fork.
• Add crab, 1 cup bread crumbs, seafood seasoning, salt, pepper, paprika and cayenne. Stir until combined; the mixture will be fairly loose and wet.
• Shape mixture into 8 patties of equal size. Coat each patty in remaining bread crumbs to make a crust.
• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat and cook patties for about 8 minutes, turning just once about halfway through cooking, just until uniformly golden brown.
• Meanwhile, brush hamburger buns with melted butter and toast at 400 degrees F just until they begin to brown at edges.
• To serve, place patty on each bun, top with remoulade sauce and desired trimmings. Serve with extra sauce and lemon wedges on the table.

CRAB CAKES WITH LIME SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the crab, onion, mustard, dressing mix, 1 cup cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup mayonnaise and 1 tablespoon lime juice. Shape into six patties; coat with remaining cracker crumbs. , In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook crab cakes for 3-4 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. , For lime sauce, in a small bowl, combine the sour cream, lime zest, and remaining mayonnaise and lime juice until blended. Serve with crab cakes.