Easy Gluten Free Crab Cakes With Roasted Red Pepper Remoulade Recipes

EASY GLUTEN FREE CRAB CAKES WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER REMOULADE

Steps:

• Place crab meat on paper towels and allow any water to drain off. Be careful not to break up the large chunks.
• Grab a large mixing bowl and add in mayo, egg, dijon, lemon juice, Worcestershire, Old Bay, salt, and pepper. Whisk to combine.
• Add in parsley, green onion, and panko and stir with a spatula.
• Last, gently fold in the crab meat using the spatula. Be really careful to keep the large pieces intact.
• Once it is well-mixed, press it down just a bit into an even layer, cover, and refrigerate for 1-2 hours. This will allow the mixture to set up so the crab cakes will hold together during the cooking process.
• After 1-2 hours in the fridge, remove the crab mixture.
• If your oven is slow to heat up, go ahead and set your broiler to high now.
• Heat 2-3 Tbsp butter or avocado oil in a large cast iron skillet or other oven-safe skillet over medium heat.
• While the pan is heating up, form the crab mixture into 6 crab cakes. I like to use a 1/2 cup measure to scoop it out, press it gently into the measuring cup to compact it just a bit, then remove it, shape a little more with my hands, then place it on a sheet of parchment paper.
• Once the pan is hot, carefully place the crab cakes in the pan, spacing them evenly.
• Allow to cook for 5 minutes.
• Using a pastry brush, VERY gently dab some of the oil from the pan onto the tops of the crab cakes. If you're using butter, you can place a thin slice of butter on top of each crab cake instead (saving you from potentially breaking the crab cake apart while dabbing it with the pastry brush). And if you have avocado oil in a spray form then this would be the perfect time to use that! Just quickly spray the tops of the crab cakes.
• Now move the skillet to the oven and broil on high until the tops are nicely browned (about 5-10 minutes, depending on your oven). Just keep an eye on them so they don't burn!
• Serve immediately with remoulade and lemon wedges.
• While the crab cakes are chilling in the refrigerator you can make the remoulade.
• Using a food processor, blender, or stick blender, blend together all of the ingredients until smooth. That's it!
• Pour in serving dish, cover, and refrigerate until ready to use.

GLUTEN-FREE CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place crackers in a plastic bag and coarsely crush with a rolling pin or bottle. Reserve.
• Place flour in a shallow dish. Add salt, pepper, and paprika, if using. Reserve.
• Heat olive oil in a medium-sized pan over medium heat. Add bell pepper, onion, and garlic and sauté for about 4 minutes. Do not brown. Remove from heat and reserve.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine crabmeat, sautéed vegetables, and crushed crackers with egg, mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and Old Bay seasoning. Thoroughly combine using a large spatula.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Shape crab cakes by grabbing 2 spoonfuls of mixture and making patties with your hands. Place each patty on prepared sheet. Repeat process until you've used all the mixture; you should have 9 crab cakes, or 18 small ones if making appetizers.
• Dust each cake lightly with prepared seasoned flour. Turn cakes and dust on other side.
• Heat olive oil in a large frying pan and add 3 to 4 cakes. Do not overcrowd pan. Allow cakes to brown at the bottom, from 2 to 3 minutes. Turn and brown other side. Repeat frying process until you've cooked all the cakes.

CRAB CAKES WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Place cracker meal in a bowl and make a well in the center of the meal. Beat egg with milk and pour into well. Moisten cracker meal and combine liquid with meal using the tines of a fork. Add crab meat, crab boil seasoning, baking powder, parsley, lemon zest, celery, Worcestershire, hot pepper sauce, and mayonnaise to the bowl. Mix all ingredients well and form into 8 (3-inch) patties. Add 1/2-inch vegetable or canola oil to a skillet and heat to medium high temperature. Fry cakes 3 minutes on each side and drain on paper towel lined plate. Cook 4 cakes at a time, so that oil temp does not drop too low.
• For red pepper sauce, combine drained red peppers in a food processor bowl with mayonnaise and chili sauce. Pulse/grind the ingredients into a smooth sauce. Transfer sauce to a small serving dish.
• Serve crab cakes with sauce and lemon wedges.