Mini Crab Cakes & Zesty Remoulade: Protein-Packed Delight! 🦀🌟
📌 Highlight the Benefits 🍴💪: This crab cake recipe offers lean protein, healthy fats, and essential nutrients for vitality. 🦀
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Elevate your appetizer game with these mini crab cakes. A bit of effort, but totally worth it! Get ready to impress with this recipe from Burt Wolf’s Gatherings & Celebrations.
Ingredients for 4 people 📌:
🧈 unsalted butter – 2 tbsp
🌱 scallions – 2, chopped
🌿 celery – 1 stalk, diced
🧄 garlic – 2 cloves, minced
🦀 fresh lump crabmeat – 8 oz
🥚 eggs – 2, beaten
🍋 lemon juice – 1 tbsp
🌾 whole grain mustard – 1 tsp
🌿 fresh flat-leaf parsley – 2 tbsp, chopped
🧂 kosher salt – to taste
🌶️ fresh ground black pepper – to taste
🌰 nutmeg – a pinch
🍪 cracker meal – 1/2 cup
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Steps 🔥:
🦀 In a medium skillet, heat the butter.
🦀 Add the scallions, celery, and garlic, and cook until translucent.
🦀 Combine the cooked vegetables with crab, eggs, lemon juice, mustard, and parsley in a bowl.
🦀 Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
🦀 Stir in cracker meal until well combined.
🦀 Form heaping tablespoons of the mixture into cakes.
🦀 Coat the cakes with additional cracker meal and place on a baking pan.
🦀 Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
🦀 Heat oil in a large skillet to 1/2-inch depth.
🦀 Cook and brown the crabcakes on both sides until golden and cooked through.
🦀 Drain the cakes on paper towels.
🦀 Serve warm with remoulade sauce.
🦀 To make remoulade sauce, whisk all ingredients together in a bowl and refrigerate.
🦀 Makes 1 cup.
Total Time: 57
Enjoy!
Kitchen Must-Haves: 📦🥄🧄
1. Skillet 🍳
– Brand: All-Clad
– Reason: Even heat distribution and durability for sautéing vegetables and cooking the crab cakes.
2. Medium Bowl 🍲
– Brand: Pyrex
– Reason: Sturdy and microwave-safe for mixing the crab cake ingredients.
3. Baking Pan 🍽️
– Brand: Nordic Ware
– Reason: Even baking and easy cleanup for chilling the crab cakes before cooking.
4. Large Skillet 🍳
– Brand: Le Creuset
– Reason: Excellent heat retention and surface area for frying the crab cakes.
5. Whisk 🥄
– Brand: OXO
– Reason: Efficient mixing and em
Chef’s FAQs: 👩🍳❓🍷
1. How can I make the zesty remoulade sauce for the mini crab cakes?
To make the zesty remoulade sauce, combine mayonnaise, fresh dill, white horseradish, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, sweet paprika, and Tabasco sauce in a bowl. Mix well and refrigerate until ready to serve.
2. What ingredients are needed to prepare the mini crab cakes?
The mini crab cakes require unsalted butter, scallions, celery, garlic, fresh lump crabmeat, eggs, lemon juice, whole grain mustard, fresh flat-leaf parsley, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, nutmeg, cracker meal, and vegetable oil.
3. Can I use canned crabmeat instead of fresh lump crabmeat for the crab cakes?
While fresh lump crabmeat is recommended for the best flavor and texture, you can substitute with high-quality canned crabmeat as a more affordable alternative. Just make sure to
