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Spicy Crab Cakes

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dinner, Dessert, Snack, Drink, Sauce, Bread, Baked, Fried

Tags: appetizer, deep fried, main course, medium difficulty, recipes for fritters, recipes for sauces and condiments, recipes using bread crumb, recipes using cayenne, recipes using chipotle chile, recipes using crab, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ASpicy_Crab_Cakes)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ASpicy%20Crab%20Cakes&oldid=4630328

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

Chipotle remoulade

  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp dill, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp chipotle in adobo sauce, puréed
  • Salt to taste
  • Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Crab cakes

  • 1 pound lump blue crab meat
  • 1 tbsp Old Bay seasoning
  • 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
  • 1½ tsp kosher salt
  • 1½ tsp black pepper
  • ½ cup Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp mayonnaise
  • Juice of 2 lemons
  • Vegetable oil for deep frying
  • Panko breadcrumbs as needed
  • 1 egg, beaten

Directions

Chipotle remoulade

  1. Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.

Crab cakes

  1. Combine all ingredients except for oil, panko, and egg. Shape into 4 equal patties.
  2. Dip into egg then dredge in panko. Fry at 375°F just until heated through and golden brown.
  3. Serve with chipotle remoulade sauce.