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Crab Cakes: Crab Cakes with Chipotle Tartar Sauce

Source of Recipe

Emeril Lagasse


List of Ingredients

8 tablespoons olive oil
1/3 cup chopped yellow onion
1/4 cup chopped bell pepper (green/red)
salt and pepper
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1 tablespoon minced garlic
3 tablespoons + 2 tsp. Creole seasoning
3 eggs
2 teaspoons whole seed mustard
1 1/4 cups bread crumbs
6 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 pound lump crabmeat, picked over
2/3 cup flour


Recipe

In a skillet heat 3 tablespoons of oil over high heat. Add onions and bell peppers and saute 1 minute; season with salt and white and black pepper. Stir in green onions, garlic and 2 tablespoons of Creole seasoning; cook 1 minute. Transfer sauteed vegetables to a large bowl and cool slightly. Whisk in 2 eggs, then stir in mustard, 1/4 cup of bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Gently fold in crabmeat, taking care not to break it up, until well-combined. In 3 shallow bowls, combine flour with 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning in one; combine bread crumbs with remaining 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning in second; and whisk remaining 1 egg with 1/4 cup water in third.

Using your hands, gently form 8 medium cakes from crab mixture, packing them firmly but not tightly. Dredge cakes in seasoned flour, dip in egg mixture, then coat thoroughly with seasoned bread crumbs, patting gently to pack sure crumbs adhere; shake off any excess crumbs. In a large skillet heat remaining 3 tablespoons oil over high heat. When very hot add crab cakes and pan-fry until golden-brown and crisp, about 2 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels. To serve, arrange 2 crab cakes on each of 4 plates, spoon a dollop of Creole Tartar sauce alongside, and sprinkle rims of plates with Creole seasoning and green onions. Yield: 4 main course or 8 appetizer servings


CHIPOTLE TARTAR SAUCE:
1 tbl. olive oil
2 tsp. chopped garlic
2 chipotle peppers, seeded, minced
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tbl. chopped green onions
juice of 1 lemon
salt and pepper

In a small skillet heat oil over low heat with garlic and chipotle peppers until flavors and aromas are released, about 4 minutes, stirring and tossing often. Transfer to a small bowl and let cool. Stir in mayonnaise, green onions and lemon juice; season to taste with salt and pepper.