Crab Cakes And Homemade Tauter Sauce
Serves 4
Here is what you need for the Crab Cakes:
1 pound of crab meat
4 TBS of plain panko breadcrumbs
2 TBS Old Bay seasoning
1/3 cup of mayonnaise
1 egg, beaten
¼ cup chopped fresh chives, plus more for garnish
2 TBS butter
1 TBS olive oil
Lemon wedges
Here is what you need to do to make the Crab Cakes:
Preheat your oven to 350. In a large glass bowl combine the mayo, breadcrumbs and Old Bay. Stir in the egg and chives.
Put the crab in a separate large glass bowl . Pick through the crab to make sure there are not any little pieces of shell. Using a spatula gently fold the crab into the bowl with the mayo mixture. Don’t over mix. Form into 8 patties.
Melt butter and add oil in an ovenproof pan over medium-high heat. Add in the patties, make sure you don’t crowd them. Cook until golden brown on the one side (about 4 minutes) then flip the patties and slide into the oven for about 8 minutes.
Transfer cakes onto a platter, garnish with lemon wedges and chopped chives.
Homemade Tarter Sauce:
1 cup mayonnaise
½ cup finely diced baby dill pickles or cornichons
2 tsp Dijon mustard
2 tsp finely sliced scallions
2 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp finely chopped shallots
1 tsp chopped capers
a few dashes of hot sauce, like tobacco
salt and pepper
Combine the first 7 ingredients in a medium glass bowl. Add a couple of dashes of hot sauce and a little salt and pepper. Taste and add more heat or salt and pepper as needed.Transfer to a serving bowl and enjoy with your crab cakes.
Let’s Eat!!