Lemongrass Crab & Scallop Cakes with a Spicy Cucumber Dipping Sauce

Name: Lemongrass Crab & Scallop Cakes with a Spicy Cucumber Dipping Sauce
Prep time: 6 h
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters butter; 59 milliliters chives, minced; 6 servings cilantro (as garnish); 2 lemons, zest only; 340 grams lump crab meat; 6 servings mint (as garnish); 118 milliliters panko breadcrumbs; 59 milliliters peanut oil; 0 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes, to taste; 6 servings salt and pepper, to taste; 1 teaspoon sea salt; 340 grams sea scallops; 1 large shallot, minced; 59 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters water; 59 milliliters white vinegar

Lemongrass Crab & Scallop Cakes with a Spicy Cucumber Dipping Sauce might be just the side dish you are searching for. This pescatarian recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 11g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 254 calories. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Super Bowl. Head to the store and pick up salt and pepper, chives, peanut oil, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 6 hours.

Instructions

Remove the tough muscle on the side of the scallops and cut the scallops into¼-inch dice.

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Scallops

Combine the scallops and crab meat in a large bowl.

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Crabmeat

Scallops

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Bowl

Remove the tough outer layers from the lemongrass, mince about 2 teaspoons of the light colored interior.

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Lemon Grass

Ground Meat

Add the Panko, chives and eggs to the bowl with the seafood. Season the mixture with the salt and pepper. Gently mix to incorporate using a folding motion. The best crab cakes are difficult to work with because the mixture should just barely hold together. So don’t over-mix or add more breadcrumbs because the cakes will hold their shape when cooked.For the dipping sauce: Bring the 1-cup water to a boil and add the sugar and sea salt, swirling the pan to dissolve.

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Salt And Pepper

Dipping Sauce

Breadcrumbs

Sea Salt

Seafood

Chives

Panko

Sugar

Water

Crab

Egg

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Bowl

Frying Pan

Add the vinegar, chilis, shallot, and cucumber. Stir to mix the ingredients and refrigerate until ready to use.Form the scallop and crab mixture into 18 cakes that are about 2 to 3 inches in diameter.

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Cucumber

Scallops

Shallot

Vinegar

Chili Pepper

Crab

Heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat and add the peanut oil and butter. As soon as butter melts, add the cakes and sauté until just golden and barely cooked through, about 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Be careful not to overcook, and cook in batches if necessary to avoid crowding the pan.

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Peanut Oil

Butter

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Frying Pan

Serve 3 cakes per plate along with the spicy cucumber dipping sauce.

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Dipping Sauce

Cucumber

Garnish each plate with cilantro and mint.

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Cilantro

Mint

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Bowl

Frying Pan

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Servings:

59milliliters

butter 59milliliters

chives, minced 6servings

cilantro (as garnish)2

lemons, zest only 340grams

lump crab meat 6servings

mint (as garnish)118milliliters

panko breadcrumbs 59milliliters

peanut oil 0teaspoons

crushed red pepper flakes, to taste 6servings

salt and pepper, to taste 1teaspoon

sea salt 340grams

sea scallops 1large

shallot, minced 59milliliters

sugar 237milliliters

water 59milliliters

white vinegar

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Pinot Noir

Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, and Pinot Noir are great choices for Scallops. Chardonnay and chenin blanc are great matches for grilled or seared scallops. If your scallops are being matched with bacon or other cured meats, try a lightly chilled pinot noir. The Frank Family Vineyards Lewis Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 62 dollars per bottle.