Spago Crab Cakes Red Pepper Sauce Recipes

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.

SPAGO'S CRAB CAKES BY CHEF WOLFGANG PUCK

Steps:

• 1. Heat 1 and 1/2 tablespoons olive oil in skillet. Add onion and peppers and saute until onions are translucent. Cool.
• 2. Simmer cream with chili over medium-high heat until reduced to about 1/2 cup. Cool.
• 3. Pour cooled cream into onion mixture. Stir in cayenne, chives, parsley, thyme, 1/3 cup bread crumbs, 1/3 cup almond meal and salt to taste. Add beaten egg. Add crab meat and mix thoroughly.
• 4. Combine remaining crumbs and almond meal on plate. Shape crab mixture into 12 small round cakes. Coat each side with the bread crumb mixture and chill 2 hours.
• 5. Just before serving, saute crab cakes in about 2 tablespoons hot oil and 1 tablespoon butter 4 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels.
• 6. Mix 1/2 cup olive oil with balsamic vinegar and salt and pepper to taste. Toss with arugula (or lettuce).
• 7. Place salad in center of each plate. Pour red pepper sauce around and place 2 or 3 crab cakes on top.

SPAGO CRAB CAKES RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Heat 3 tablespoons butter in saucepan until foamy. Saute onion, red pepper, garlic and thyme until vegetables are tender.
• 2. Add white wine to pan, swirling and stirring, and reduce until thick. Add cream, bring to boil then puree in blender. Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter, salt and pepper to taste, and lemon juice. Strain and keep warm.

CRAB CAKES WITH RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients; stir in crab. In a food processor, process bread slices, a few at a time, until fine crumbs form (total volume should be 2-1/2 cups). Add 1 cup to the crab mixture., Shape 1/4 cupfuls of crab mixture into patties. Coat both sides of patties with remaining bread crumbs, pressing to adhere. Place on a baking sheet; cover and refrigerate for up to 6 hours., Meanwhile, for sauce, in a blender, combine the mayonnaise, mustard, honey, lemon juice, red pepper, onions, shallots, parsley, salt and pepper; cover and process until finely chopped. Refrigerate until serving., In a large skillet, melt half of the butter and half of the oil. Place half of the crab cakes in skillet. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes on each side or until lightly browned (carefully turn the delicate cakes over). Repeat with remaining butter, oil and crab cakes. Serve with sauce and lemon wedges.

ROASTED RED PEPPER SAUCE FOR CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients, except for the mayonnaise, salt and pepper, in a the bowl of a food processor and blend until smooth.
• Add mayonnaise and process until combined.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Refrigerate until ready to use.

CRAB CAKES WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine sauce ingredients in a food processor.
• Process until smooth, 1-2 minutes.
• Cover and refrigerate.
• Combine crabmeat, egg, mayonnaise, onion, apple, parsley, tarragon, hot sauce, cayenne, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and lemon juice in a large bowl.
• Stir until well-blended.
• Shape into 12 patties.
• Dredge in breadcrumbs.
• Place on a baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Cook patties until golden brown, 3-5 minutes on each side.
• Serve the sauce separately.

BAKED CRAB CAKES WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER REMOULADE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 360 degrees F (182 degrees C). Butter a baking sheet.
• Gently mix cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, egg, butter, parsley, seafood seasoning, mustard powder, black pepper, and Worcestershire sauce together in a bowl; fold in crabmeat. Form crabmeat mixture into patties, about 2 tablespoons per patty. Arrange patties on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crab cakes are golden brown, about 30 minutes.
• Blend 1/2 cup mayonnaise, roasted red peppers, and cayenne pepper together in a food processor or blender until smooth and creamy. Serve alongside crab cakes.

CRAB CAKES WITH RED BELL PEPPER

Steps:

• In a bowl combine the crab meat, the salt, and black pepper to taste. In a small saucepan cook the bell pepper in 3 tablespoons of the butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is softened. Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the lemon juice, the beaten egg, and the Worcestershire sauce, and stir the mixture into the crab meat. Add the chopped hard-boiled egg and the bread crumbs, combine the mixture gently but thoroughly, and form it into 4 patties, each about 1/2 inch thick.
• In a large heavy skillet heat the oil with the remaining 1 tablespoon butter over moderately high heat until the foam subsides and in the fat sauté the crab cakes, turning them carefully, for 4 to 5 minutes on each side, or until they are golden brown and crisp. Serve the crab cakes with the lemon wedges, the remaining hard-boiled egg, and the tartar sauce.