Down-South Crab Cakes w Collard Greens
Source of Recipe
Recipe courtesy Benjamin Chapin, Punta Gorda, Florida
List of Ingredients
2 cups cornbread crumbs
1/4 cup diced red bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh chives
1/4 cup Creole mustard
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon adobo sauce
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup chopped cooked bacon
1 pound fresh jumbo lump crabmeat
Vegetable cooking spray
Collard Greens, recipe follows
Roasted Garlic Beurre Blanc, recipe follows
Garnishes: chopped fresh chives, diced red bell pepperRecipe
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Combine first 9 ingredients in a large bowl. Gently stir in crabmeat. Shape mixture into 10 (3 to 3 1/2-inch) patties. Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
Bake for 12 minutes.
Spoon Collard Greens onto individual serving plates, using a slotted spoon; top each serving with 2 crab cakes. Drizzle with Roasted Garlic Beurre Blanc. Garnish, if desired.
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Collard Greens:
1/2 cup diced prosciutto
3 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup diced onion
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 pounds fresh collard greens
3 cups chicken broth
Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat; add prosciutto, and saute 2 minutes. Add butter, onion, and garlic; saute until onion is tender. Add collard greens and chicken broth. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 30 to 45 minutes or until greens are tender.
Yield: 10 cups
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Inactive Prep Time:
Roasted-Garlic Beurre Blanc:
6 garlic cloves
Olive oil
Salt and black pepper
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Place garlic in center of an aluminum foil sheet. Drizzle garlic lightly with oil; sprinkle with salt and black pepper, to taste.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden.
Squeeze out pulp from each garlic clove into a medium saucepan. Add lemon juice and white wine to garlic. Cook, uncovered, over medium-high heat about 20 minutes or until reduced by three-fourths. Stir in whipping cream; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 10 to 15 minutes or until reduced by half. Remove from heat; gradually whisk in butter, a few pieces at a time, until sauce is slightly thickened and smooth. Stir in salt and ground red pepper.
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