Crab Cakes With Lemon Yogurt And Cucumber Sauce Recipes

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 LEMON REMOULADE

Steps:

• Melt 2 T. butter in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat; add bell pepper and onion, and sauté 10 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat; stir in cracker crumbs and next 6 ingredients. Gently stir in crabmeat. Shape mixture into 8 patties; cover and chill at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours.
• Melt 1/2 T. butter with 1/2 T. oil in large skillet over medium high heat. Cook 4 crab cakes 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain on paper towels. Repeat procedure with remaining 1/2 T. butter, 1/2 T. oil, and crab cakes. Serve with Lemon Remoulade; garnish if desired.
• Serving suggestion: Serve crab cakes on top of some mix greens that have been tossed with some olive oil, salt and pepper before adding the other garnish.
• Tip: Handle the crabmeat as little as possible in order to keep the succulent lumps intact.
• Lemon Remoulade:.
• Whisk together all ingredients until blended. Cover and chill 30 minutes or up to 3 days.
• The sauce can also be used as a dip for boiled shrimp or steamed asparagus; add a little milk to make a tangy salad dressing.
• (The prep and cook time does not include the time needed to refrigerate).

CRAB CAKES WITH COLESLAW AND LIME DILL YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• For coleslaw:
• In a large bowl, mix together yogurt, lime juice, sugar, celery salt, salt, pepper and pepper sauce. Gently stir in coleslaw mix until coated. Serve chilled.
• For lime dill yogurt sauce:
• In a medium bowl, stir together yogurt, lime zest, lime juice, dill, salt and pepper. Serve chilled.
• For crab cakes:
• Mix together yogurt, Parmesan, egg, mustard, chives, parsley, shallot, garlic, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Gently mix crabmeat and breadcrumbs into yogurt mixture.
• Divide mixture into 8 equal portions and shape into 2-inch cakes. (Crab cakes may be refrigerated up to 4 hours before cooking).
• Place a large, nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Spray with nonstick cooking spray and slide crab cakes into skillet. Cook about 4 minutes per side or until golden brown and heated through. Serve hot with coleslaw and lime dill yogurt sauce.