Crabcakes Plain and Simple with Orange Scented Cocktail Sauce

Name: Crabcakes Plain and Simple with Orange Scented Cocktail Sauce
Prep time: 3 h 30 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters fresh breadcrumbs (from soft white sandwich bread; 1 Tbsp canola oil; 454 grams fresh cooked dungeness crab meat, picked over; 1 egg; 59 milliliters green bell pepper, seeded & minced; 3 Tbsps drained bottled horseradish; 177 milliliters ketchup; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 59 milliliters onion, minced; 2 Tbsps freshly squeezed orange juice; 0 teaspoons orange zest; 1 teaspoons tabasco sauce; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter

Need If you have tabasco sauce, canolan oil, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the canolan oil you could follow this main course with the Cherry-Apricot Turnovers as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Place the crab meat in a cheese cloth lined colander set over a large bowl. Pull the cheese cloth tightly around the crab meat and squeeze out as much moisture as possible. Repeat the same process in a new piece of cheese cloth with the onion and green bell pepper. Discard the liquid.In the large bowl stir together the onion, bell pepper, egg, and ¼ teaspoon salt. Toss in the the breadcrumbs and crab, mix gently until well combined. Do not over mix, it should still be somewhat loose. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, preferably overnight.Shape the crab mixture into 8 cakes about 1 inch thick. In a 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat the butter with canola oil over medium heat. When the butter is frothy, add the cakes to the pan (8 should fit comfortably). Cook until dark golden brown on the underside, about 4 minutes. Flip the cakes, reduce the heat to medium low, and continue cooking until the other side is well browned, 4 to 5 minutes more.

Ingredients you will need

Green Pepper

Bell Pepper

Breadcrumbs

Canola Oil

Crab

Butter

Cheese

Onion

Salt

Wrap

Egg

Equipment you will use

Cheesecloth

Plastic Wrap

Colander

Frying Pan

Bowl

Garnish with chivesand cucumber slices (optional) and the cocktail sauce on the side.

Ingredients you will need

Cocktail Sauce

Cucumber

Equipment

Ingredients

Servings:

237milliliters

fresh breadcrumbs (from soft white sandwich bread 1Tbsp

canola oil 454grams

fresh cooked dungeness crab meat, picked over 1

egg 59milliliters

green bell pepper, seeded & minced 3Tbsps

drained bottled horseradish 177milliliters

ketchup 0teaspoons

kosher salt 59milliliters

onion, minced 2Tbsps

freshly squeezed orange juice 0teaspoons

orange zest 1teaspoons

tabasco sauce 2Tbsps

unsalted butter

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Muscadet, Riesling

Shellfish can be paired with Chardonnay, Muscadet, and Riesling. 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 Hanna Chardonnay with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 16 dollars per bottle.