Crab Cakes With Key Lime Aioli Recipes

SPICY CRAB CAKES WITH KEY LIME MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Pick over the crabmeat to remove any shell or cartilage, trying not to break up the chunks too much.
• In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients except for the butter and olive oil. Moisten hands with a little water and shape the mixture into eight fat ball-like cakes. (They will flatten slightly during cooking.) Place them on a baking sheet lined with wax paper. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• While crab cakes are in the fridge, prepare sauce. Combine all ingredients, mix well and chill.
• In a large skillet, heat the butter and oil over medium-high heat. Carefully lay the crab cakes into the butter and oil and fry until crusty and browned, about 3 to 4 minutes on each side.
• Serve with sauce.
• Serve hot, with Key Lime Mustard Sauce.

CRAB CAKES WITH AIOLI DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• In a mini chopper, finely crush the potato chips.
• In a med. size bowl, mix together mayonnaise, Old Bay, white pepper, worcestershire sauce, and dry mustard until creamy.
• Add the crab meat and mix evenly but gently so as not to break up the clumps of crab too much. Clumps of crab are a good thing!
• Gently stir in 1/4 cup crushed potato chips.
• Form the mixture into 4 patties and coat with remaining potato chip crumbs.
• Melt about 2 tablespoons unsalted butter over medium heat. Add more butter if needed.
• When the butter starts to sizzle, gently place the crab cakes into the pan (they're delicate).
• Sprinkle with a little kosher salt if desired and cook for about 4 minutes.
• Carefully flip the patties, and drizzle with lemon juice from 1/2 of the lemon. Cook for 4 minutes or until golden brown.
• Dipping Sauce: Place all ingredients in mini chopper and push the button. That's it! Make it ahead of time if desired and refrigerate.

CRAB CAKES WITH LIME SAUCE

Steps:

• Grate the peel from the lime and squeeze the juice.
• Mix 1/2 of the lime juice you squeezed, 1/2 cup of the mayo, the salad dressing mix and the mustard in a medium bowl until well blended; add the crabmeat, 1/2 cup of the cracker crumbs and the onion; mix lightly but thoroughly.
• Shape into 16 patties; coat with remaining cracker crumbs.
• Cook patties, in batches of three or four, in a large nonstick skillet (spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray also), about two minutes on each side or until lightly browned and heated through.
• Mix remaining 1/2 cup Mayo, remaining lime juice and peel, the sour cream and salt to taste until well blended; serve with the crab cakes.

CRAB CAKES WITH LEMON GARLIC AIOLI SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix first 10 ingredients together, being careful to not overmix or break up the crab chunks.
• Dust a sheet pan or piece of tinfoil with flour. Carefully form little patties with the mixture and drop them onto the sheet pan or foil to dust with flour. Don't overhandle as the mixture will be very soft and wet. If the mixture is too wet, add more crumbs, or some flour.
• Meanwhile, melt butter into 2 tbs of the olive oil and heat a sauté pan to medium-high. Carefully drop cakes into pan with a spatula. Cook on one side until brown and crisp.
• Turn carefully, cook on the other side until brown and crisp and the inside of the cakes are cooked, about 2-3 minutes per side.
• Serve hot, topped with aioli and a few sliced green onions for garnish.
• For the sauce:.
• Mash garlic into a fine paste with the side of a knife on a cutting board, using salt as an abrasive. Mix all ingredients together. Serve with the crab cakes.