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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.

S
 
fucking gross. Now when I make the goddamn crabcakes I am going to be thinking about this shit.

Awesome.
 
Ohhhh...I love the mango salsa...yumm

I'm a big fan of mustard sauces and cole slaw with crab cakes.

Here is my 2 cents.

Dijon Sauce

1 tablespoon canola oil
5 small shallot, minced
5 small garlic cloves, minced
salt to taste
2 1/2 oz white wine
10 tablespoons Dijon mustard
5 tablespoon butter

Sauté shallot and garlic until shallot is translucent. Add wine to deglaze pan, allowing to reduce to about a 1/3. Add mustard and salt; bring to boil.
Remove from heat. Add butter and stir gently.


I probably would serve the mango salsa, the mustard sauce and just some clarified butter. That would probably please traditionalists and the trendy alike.
 
PuddleMonkey said:


Dill weed is MUCH better than dill seed. The weed has more FLAVOR and less bitter to the palate. I love cooking with dill weed.

You can find this in any health food sotre, or better yet, grow it.
 
heatherrae said:
Ohhhh...I love the mango salsa...yumm

I'm a big fan of mustard sauces and cole slaw with crab cakes.

Here is my 2 cents.

Dijon Sauce

1 tablespoon canola oil
5 small shallot, minced
5 small garlic cloves, minced
salt to taste
2 1/2 oz white wine
10 tablespoons Dijon mustard
5 tablespoon butter

Sauté shallot and garlic until shallot is translucent. Add wine to deglaze pan, allowing to reduce to about a 1/3. Add mustard and salt; bring to boil.
Remove from heat. Add butter and stir gently.


I probably would serve the mango salsa, the mustard sauce and just some clarified butter. That would probably please traditionalists and the trendy alike.

Nice mustard sauce HR. I'd reduce the garlic a bit but that's just me. Doesn't matter 'cuz I don't let myself eat butter.

S
 
roadwarrior said:
Nice mustard sauce HR. I'd reduce the garlic a bit but that's just me. Doesn't matter 'cuz I don't let myself eat butter.

S
yeah, I particularly love pungency of garlic and mustard. Others may want less.
 
PuddleMonkey said:
You mean dill weed exists? Its not just a name kids call each other?


You need to clean out those monkey ears... I bet they call one another dildo's!

Yes, dill weed DOES exist!
 
The mustard sauce sounds good but I'm big on presentation and I'm thinking that plus the mango plus the lemon wedges will be too much yellow....hmmmmm
 
Ok, Ok my dill weed sauce was not good enough..lol

Try this my lil Nef...

Basil Pesto

2 cups fresh basil leaves
2 chopped garlic cloves
3 tbs. raw pine nuts or walnuts
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/3 cup pure pressed extra virgin olive oil
fresh ground pepper to taste
dash cayenne pepper

In a blender or food process., puree all ingred. Taste and adjust seasonings. Store covered in fridge.

6 grams protein-2 grams carbs( for those watching)
 
vixensghost said:
Ok, Ok my dill weed sauce was not good enough..lol

Try this my lil Nef...

Basil Pesto

2 cups fresh basil leaves
2 chopped garlic cloves
3 tbs. raw pine nuts or walnuts
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/3 cup pure pressed extra virgin olive oil
fresh ground pepper to taste
dash cayenne pepper

In a blender or food process., puree all ingred. Taste and adjust seasonings. Store covered in fridge.

6 grams protein-2 grams carbs( for those watching)


lol...the dill weed was somthing I was already considering. :heart:

That pesto looks tasty.
 
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