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Another cooking thread - sauces for crab cakes

nefertiti

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If the weather holds up, I am helping a friend with her pool party this weekend and (among other things) I am branching out and doing crab cakes for the first time. I've looked at enough recipes to get a feel for flavors and ingredients where I don't think I'll have to slave over a recipe, but any suggestions there are welcome as well. Anyway, the idea is to make them into small bite size cakes and offer, say, three dipping sauces. One will be the traditional remoulade but I need ideas for the other two. Tried and tested combinations and somewhat unconventional suggestions (meaning no tartar sauce) preferred. :)
 
I have had this a few times and have not tasted anything better





2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup small diced yellow onions
1/2 cup small diced celery
1/4 cup small diced red bell peppers
1/4 cup small diced yellow bell peppers
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 pound lump crabmeat, cleaned and picked over for shells and cartilage
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley leaves
3 tablespoons Creole mustard
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, (juice of 2 lemons), in all
2 eggs, in all
3 1/2 cups vegetable oil, in all
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (recommended: Tabasco)
1 1/2 cups fine bread crumbs, in all
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons Creole seasoning, in all
1 tablespoon water
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
Maw-Maw's Slaw, recipe follows
Creole Tartar Sauce, recipe follows

Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add the onions, celery, and peppers. Season with salt and pepper. Saute for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and continue to saute for 2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and cool for 5 minutes. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the crabmeat, green onions, grated cheese, parsley, Creole mustard, and juice of 1 lemon. Mix to incorporate. Set the mixture aside.
In a food processor with a metal blade, process 1 egg and remaining lemon juice for 1 minute. With the machine running, slowly add 1 cupvegetable oil. The mixture will be thick after all the oil is incorporated. Add the Worcestershire and hot sauce, process the mixture to incorporate. Season the mayonnaise with salt and pepper.

Fold the cooled sauteed vegetables into the crab mixture. Fold 1/2 cup of the mayonnaise and 3/4 cup of the bread crumbs into the crab mixture. Mix gently but thoroughly. In a shallow bowl, season the flour with 1 teaspoon of the Creole seasoning and the white pepper. In another bowl, whisk the remaining egg with the water. Finally in 1 bowl, combine the remaining bread crumbs and 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning together. Portion the filling into 1/3 cup balls. Form the balls into patties, about 1-inch thick. Pour the remaining 2 1/2 cups oil into a saute pan and heat to 360 degrees F, about 2 minutes. Dredge the cakes in the seasoned flour. Dip the cakes in the egg wash, letting the excess drip off. Dredge the cakes in the seasoned bread crumbs, covering the cakes completely. Gently lay the cakes in the oil and fry for 4 minutes on each side. Remove the cakes from the oil and drain on a paper-lined plate. Season the cakes with the remaining Creole seasoning. Serve with Maw-Maw's Slaw and Creole Tartar Sauce.
 
Try a mango salsa with mango's, onions, cilantro and red bell peppers - it is a nice sweet and spicy contrast that will enhance you crabcake.
 
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mightymouse69 said:
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:rolleyes:

Care to share the ingredients of this "please god make this stop" sauce?
 
OOOOhhhh

mango salsa sounds great for a pool party!!!

I'm going to a pool party too on Saturday!! They are throwing me a birthday pool party!!!!!

No crabcakes though. lol. Probably pineapple brauts and hamburgers. haha!!
 
cindylou said:
OOOOhhhh

mango salsa sounds great for a pool party!!!

I'm going to a pool party too on Saturday!! They are throwing me a birthday pool party!!!!!

No crabcakes though. lol. Probably pineapple brauts and hamburgers. haha!!

I'm liking tha mango salsa idea for contrasting flavor and color....

We're grilling, too, but I'm taking care of all the finger food and stuff. Summer around here means crab cakes. When is your birthday?
 
nefertiti said:
I'm liking tha mango salsa idea for contrasting flavor and color....

We're grilling, too, but I'm taking care of all the finger food and stuff. Summer around here means crab cakes. When is your birthday?


yum!! If I were a guest I'd be happy with mango salsa and crabcakes!! My birthday was Monday ; but I was on vacation.
 
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billfred said:
Try a mango salsa with mango's, onions, cilantro and red bell peppers - it is a nice sweet and spicy contrast that will enhance you crabcake.
just taste test your salt, pepper, acid, and heat. Mangoes all vary so much. Salt and white pepper to taste ( don't want black specks in your salsa). Balance sweet with some lime juice. Add a little chopped jalapeno or other medium spicy pepper with the sweet bell pepper. The sweet/ hot balance is a great foil for the rich crab cakes. Much better than a bechamel or butter based sauce.

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