Crab Cakes

Name: Crab Cakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bunch arugula, washed and trimmed; 2 bay leaves; 142 grams fresh sourdough bread crumbs; 340 grams Dungeness crabmeat, cooked; 1 egg white; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh chives; 1 lemon, juiced; 1 orange, juiced; 2 Tbsps mayonnaise; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 4 servings Salt and pepper, to taste; 1 shallot, minced; 1 Tbsp sherry; 4 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter, divided; 3 Tbsps vegetable oil; 1 Tbsps sambal

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Crab Cakes a try. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 619 calories, 23g of protein, and 44g of fat. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a pescatarian diet. If you have arugula, mayonnaise, juice of orange, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, combine the crab meat with the bread crumbs.

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Breadcrumbs

Crabmeat

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Add the egg white, mayonnaise, sambal, chives, and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. Fold the ingredients gently but thoroughly, taking care not to mash the crabmeat. Shape the mixture into 4 uniform patties; they should be moist and just hold together.

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Salt And Pepper

Lemon Juice

Mayonnaise

Egg Whites

Crabmeat

Chives

Coat a skillet with vegetable oil and place over medium heat. Fry the crab cakes until browned, about 4 minutes each side.

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Vegetable Oil

Crab

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Serve immediately on a bed of arugula with Brown Butter-Tomato Vinaigrette.

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Arugula

Butter

Tomato

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. When foam subsides, add the shallot and bay leaves. Cook for 1 minute to soften the shallots.

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Shallot

Butter

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Add the remaining butter and continue to cook until the butter begins to brown, about 3 minutes.

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Add the tomatoes, orange juice, chives, and sherry. Cook for 2 more minutes just to break down the tomatoes.

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Orange Juice

Tomato

Chives

Sherry

Whisk in the olive oil, season with salt and pepper.

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Olive Oil

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Whisk

Remove from heat and serve warm with Crab Cakes.

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Crab

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Ingredients

Servings:

1bunch

arugula, washed and trimmed 2

bay leaves 142grams

fresh sourdough bread crumbs 340grams

Dungeness crabmeat, cooked 1

egg white 2Tbsps

chopped fresh chives 1

lemon, juiced 1

orange, juiced 2Tbsps

mayonnaise 59milliliters

extra-virgin olive oil 4servings

Salt and pepper, to taste 1

shallot, minced 1Tbsp

sherry 4

tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped 4Tbsps

unsalted butter, divided 3Tbsps

vegetable oil 1Tbsps

sambal

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Muscadet, Riesling

Chardonnay, Muscadet, and Riesling are my top picks for Shellfish. Buttery chardonnay is great for scallops, shrimp, crab, and lobster, while muscadet is a classic pick for mussels, oysters, and clams. If you've got some spice in your shellfish, a semi-dry riesling can balance out the heat. One wine you could try is Tenuta di Nozzole Le Bruniche Chardonnay. It has 4.2 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 12 dollars.

Tenuta di Nozzole Le Bruniche Chardonnay

Nozzole Le Bruniche is an elegant and distinctive expression of the Chardonnay variety, with a clean, fragrant bouquet of white and tropical fruits offset by slight nuances of toast. On the palate, it shows a superb balance of fruit ripeness underscored by a fresh acidity and structure of medium body, with an overall impression of delicate complexity. These are repeated in the clean, persistent finish, which ends on a subtle toasty note.