Crab Cakes

By Tiller

Ingredients

• Crab Cakes;
• 1 frozen crab meat , thawed
• 1/3 cup finely diced sweet red pepper
• 1/4 cup finely diced sweet green pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped green onions
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
• 2 tbsp veg oil
• Chipotle Mayonnaise;
• 2 chipotle pepper
• 1/2 cup light mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp adobo sauce
• 1 dash Worcestershire sauce

Details

Servings 14

Preparation

Step 1

Crab cakes:
Prepare Chipotle mayonnaise

Place crabmeat in sieve; pick through to remove any cartilage.
Press firmly to remove liquid.
Transfer to large bowl.
Add red and green peppers, onions, egg, 2 tbsp of the bread crumbs and 3 tbsp of the chipotle mayonnaise; stir until well combined.
Sprinkle remaining bread crumbs in shallow dish.
Form crabmeat mixture by rounded tbsp into balls; roll in bread crumbs.
Place balls on waxed paper-lined baking sheets; flatten to 2 inch diameter. ( make ahead and refrigerate for up to 24 hrs)
In non-stick skillet, heat half of the oil over med/high heat; cook crab cakes, in batches and adding enough of the remaining oil as necessary , for 3 minutes per side or until golden.
Serve with Chipotle mayonnaise..


Chipotle mayonnaise;
Wearing rubber gloves finely chop chipotle peppers.
In small bowl, whisk together chipotles, mayonnaise, adobo sauce and worcestershire sauce; set aside.