Crab Cakes with Spicy Cream

Name: Crab Cakes with Spicy Cream
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters Panko breadcrumbs, or regular unseasoned breadcrumbs; 2 teaspoons canola oil; 1 teaspoon hot chili-garlic sauce, such as Sriracha, plus more to taste; 59 milliliters finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves, plus 18 whole cilantro leaves; 454 grams crab claw meat, picked over; 1 large egg, beaten to mix; 1 Tbsp finely grated fresh ginger root; 2 cloves garlic; 1 medium green bell pepper, finely diced; 1 jalapeno pepper, finely diced; 2 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 1 teaspoon finely grated lime zest; 3 Tbsps canola mayonnaise; 79 milliliters nonfat, plain Greek-style thickened yogurt; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 scallions, thinly sliced, green and white parts

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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with canola oil cooking spray.

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Heat the oil in a nonstick skillet over a medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Add the scallion, green pepper, and jalapeno and cook until the peppers soften slightly, about 3 minutes.

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Green Onions

Add the ginger and garlic and cook for one minute more. Set aside to cool slightly.

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In a large mixing bowl combine the pepper-scallion mixture with the crab, lime zest, lime juice, cilantro, egg, 1/2 cup of the Panko, 1 tablespoon of the mayonnaise, and the salt.

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Put the remaining 1/2 cup Panko on a plate. Form the crab mixture into 8 crab cakes and gently roll each in the Panko and place on the prepared baking sheet. Spray the tops of the crab cakes with the canola oil cooking spray to coat lightly.

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Bake the crab cakes until they are golden brown on the bottom, about 10 minutes. Gently turn them over and cook for 10 minutes on the other side. In the meantime, in a small bowl stir together the yogurt with the remaining 2 tablespoons mayonnaise and the chili-garlic sauce.

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To serve, top each crab cake with about 1/2 teaspoon of the spicy cream and one cilantro leaf.

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Fresh Cilantro

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Crab

Excellent source of: Copper, Phosphorus, Protein, Selenium, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Zinc

Good source of: Calcium, Folate, Magnesium, Manganese, Niacin, Potassium, Vitamin B6

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237milliliters

Panko breadcrumbs, or regular unseasoned breadcrumbs 2teaspoons

canola oil 1teaspoon

hot chili-garlic sauce, such as Sriracha, plus more to taste 59milliliters

finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves, plus 18 whole cilantro leaves 454grams

crab claw meat, picked over 1large

egg, beaten to mix 1Tbsp

finely grated fresh ginger root 2cloves

garlic 1medium

green bell pepper, finely diced 1

jalapeno pepper, finely diced 2Tbsps

fresh lime juice 1teaspoon

finely grated lime zest 3Tbsps

canola mayonnaise 79milliliters

nonfat, plain Greek-style thickened yogurt 1teaspoons

salt 2

scallions, thinly sliced, green and white parts

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. The Trentadue La Storia Chardonnay with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 20 dollars per bottle.