New Orleans Style Barramundi Fish Cakes With Creole Remoulade Recipes

NEW ORLEANS CRAB-CAKES

Steps:

• In a big heavy bottomed frying pan saute celery, peppers, onions, scallions in butter and oil. Add oregano, basil and thyme, salt and white pepper. Lastly add parsley and garlic and cook until soft. Leave to cool.
• Finely chop smoked salmon, then flatten it, using the blade of a kitchen knife. Add the salmon to the whipped cream in a large mixing bowl. Add dill and season with salt and white pepper. Add 1/2 of the lemon juice and blend gently with spoon. Add 1 tablespoon of the sauteed vegetables and herbs to the mousse. Fold egg whites into mousse.
• Check the crabmeat for pieces of shell and put in a large clean bowl.
• Season with a handful of bread crumbs, salt, pepper, hot sauce and remaining lemon juice.
• Fold in mousse, taking care not to over mix it. Fold in the rest of the vegetables and herbs and a handful of bread crumbs. Blend it together very carefully with your hands taking care not to break up any of the crabmeat and overwork the mousse.
• Gently work into little cakes and bread them with more bread crumbs. Set aside.
• Heat the butter and oil in a large heavy-bottomed frying pan. Fry the crab cakes until golden brown on each side. Only turn them once after the bottom side is browned.
• Blonde Remoulade:
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons green onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Creole mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon Creole seasoning
• 1 teaspoon capers, roughly chopped
• 3 tablespoons parsley leaves, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended Crystal's)
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• Chop all vegetable ingredients. Place in bowl and add remaining ingredients. Mix thoroughly then refrigerate.
• Yield: 6 to 8 servings

NEW ORLEANS STYLE BARRAMUNDI FISH CAKES WITH CREOLE REMOULADE

Steps:

• To make the remoulade, whisk together the mayonnaise, Creole mustard, hot sauce, Worcestershire, horseradish, ketchup, garlic powder, paprika, cayenne pepper and lemon juice in a small bowl. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• To make the barramundi cakes, whisk together the mayonnaise, egg, Creole mustard, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, Cajun seasoning, bell pepper and scallions in a large bowl. Add the crushed saltine crackers and flaked barramundi, then gently mix until combined. Form the mixture into about 20 small patties and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Heat the olive oil and butter in a large saute pan over medium high heat. Saute the barramundi cakes in batches, being sure not to overcrowd the pan. Cook until golden brown on one side, flip, and cook until golden on the other side. Remove the cakes to a rack or paper towels to drain, then transfer to a baking sheet and place in the oven to keep warm. Repeat until all of the cakes.
• Arrange the barramundi cakes on a platter and serve with Creole remoulade and lemon wedges on the side. Serve hot.