Crabcakes with Chipotle Sauce

By jan_ice

Ingredients

• 1 pound (454 g) lump crab meat, well drained
• 3/4 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup finely minced red bell pepper
• 2 tablespoons chives finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise (not fat free)
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons grainy Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• Panco for covering
• 1 tablespoon each butter and light olive oil for sautéing crab cakes
• Chipotle Aoli Sauce
• 1/2- 2/3 cup mayonnaise shopping list
• 1 small piece of chipotles in adobo sauce shopping list
• 3 tbls. fresh lime juice shopping list
• 1 large clove of garlic, minced shopping list
• 1/8 tsp. salt

Preparation

Step 1

1.To make crab cakes, combine crab meat, 3/4 cup cracker crumbs, red pepper, green onions and parsley in a large bowl.

In a small bowl, whisk together egg, mayonnaise, lemon juice, Dijon, Old Bay seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, lemon zest and pepper.

Add wet ingredients to crab meat mixture. Stir gently using a spatula until well mixed.

2.Pour remaining 1/2 cup cracker crumbs into a shallow bowl. Working one at a time, form mixture into 8 crab cakes (use 1/3 cup measuring cup for each crab cake).

Gently dip both sides of crab cake into crumbs. Place on a plate. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.


3.To cook crab cakes, preheat oven to 350ºF.

Add butter and olive oil to a 10-inch non-stick skillet and heat over medium heat until butter is melted and bubbly.

Add crab cakes. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes per side, until golden brown.

Carefully transfer crab cakes to a baking sheet and place in oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until heated all the way through.


Chipotle Sauce

Put 1/2 cup mayonnaise,

1 tbls. chipotles, lime juice, garlic, and salt in blender and blend until combined

Blend in more chipotles and/or mayonnaise if needed, to taste

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