Cajun Crab Cakes (No Breadcrumbs)

Name: Cajun Crab Cakes (No Breadcrumbs)
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Cajun, Creole
Ingredients: 9 buttery crackers (such as Keebler Club® crackers), crushed; 1 larges carrot, finely chopped; 2 stalks celery, finely chopped; 1 Tbsp chile-garlic sauce (such as Sriracha®); 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chacheres®); 2 teaspoons dried basil; 1 teaspoon dried dill weed; 1 teaspoons dried thyme; 2 larges eggs, beaten; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 bunch green onions (green serving only), chopped; 2 teaspoons ground black pepper; 454 grams lump crabmeat, picked free of shell; 237 milliliters mayonnaise; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 teaspoons oregano; 1 teaspoon paprika; 2 teaspoons parsley flakes; 1 larges red bell pepper, finely chopped; 2 Tbsps salted butter; 3 Tbsps vegetable oil

Cajun Crab Cakes (No Breadcrumbs) might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre recipe box. This pescatarian recipe serves 12. One serving contains 241 calories, 9g of protein, and 21g of fat. This recipe from Allrecipes requires ground pepper, carrot, basil, and oregano. It is a rather inexpensive recipe for fans of Cajun food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes. Users who liked this recipe also liked Cajun Crab Cakes, Cajun Crab and Quinoa Cakes, and Crab Cakes with Cajun Rémoulade.

Instructions

Melt butter in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.

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Stir in the celery, bell pepper, green onion, carrot, and garlic. Continue to cook and stir until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes more.

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Bell Pepper

Green Onions

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Carrot

Celery

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Season with 1 tablespoon parsley flakes, 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning, basil, pepper, dill weed, oregano, and thyme. Cook and stir until fragrant, 5 minutes more.

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Transfer cooked vegetables to a large bowl; allow to cool for about 10 minutes. Set skillet aside for later use.

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Stir the beaten eggs into the vegetables.

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Mix in the crabmeat and cracker crumbs with your hands, making sure not to break up the chunks of crab too much.

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Crab

Shape the crab mixture into 12 small cakes.

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Crab

Heat vegetable oil in the skillet over medium high heat.

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Pan-fry the crab cakes in batches until golden brown on each side, about 3 minutes.

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Crab

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Whisk together the mayonnaise, chile-garlic sauce, 2 teaspoon Creole seasoning, 2 teaspoon parsley flakes, and paprika.

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Dried Parsley

Mayonnaise

Paprika

Garlic

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Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Grigio

Chardonnay, Riesling, and Pinot Grigio are great choices for Crab. Chilled crab tastes great with pinot grigio. Warm crab (especially with butter) can be matched with a buttery Chardonnay or a crisp fruity Riesling. You could try Brick & Mortar Manchester Ridge Vineyard Chardonnay. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.9 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 40 dollars per bottle.