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Appetizer recipe: Crab cakes

Savory recipes Spring Summer 30 minutes to 1 hour Végétarienne Medium difficulty Casserole
Prep time
20 minutes
Cooking time
15 minutes
Serves
4 people

Method

  1. In a saucepan, reduce 2/3 of the orange juice with the honey
  2. Mix in the lime juice and zests, then add the olive oil and whisk into a vinaigrette
  3. Season and set aside at room temperature
  4. In a saucepan, cook the crab legs for a few minutes in boiling stock, let cool, shell, cut into pieces, and set aside
  5. To make the mayonnaise, whisk all the ingredients together with the olive oil last. Mix the mayonnaise with the crab meat, chopped onions, lemon and lime juice, breadcrumbs, and chopped dill, then season well
  6. Refrigerate
  7. Create small cakes with the mixture and sear them in a frying pan for 2 to 3 minutes until brown. If the mixture is too fragile, you can coat the cakes with flour and beaten eggs then roll them in breadcrumbs before frying.
  8. Serve warm
     

Ingredients

For the crab cakes:

  • 1 kg (2.2 lbs) raw king crab
  • 300 g (10.6 oz) crab meat
  • 2 scallions
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 lime
  • 50 g (1.8 oz) dill
  • 200 g (7 oz) breadcrumbs
  • 5 cl (1/5 cup) olive oil
  • 3 L (12 and 1/2 cups) stock
  • Salt, pepper

For the mayonnaise:

  • 2 egg yolks
  • 5 cl (1/5 cup) olive oil
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 cl (4 tsp) white balsamic vinegar
  • Salt, pepper

For the vinaigrette:

  • 2 cl (4 tsp) orange juice
  • 2 cl (4 tsp) honey
  • 8 cl (1/3 cup) olive oil
  • 2 cl (4 tsp) lime juice
  • 25 g (1 oz) pomelo zest
  • 25 g (1 oz) lime zest
  • Salt, pepper

Utensil

Saucepan

Saucepan

Why use a saucepan?

Sitram saucepans are versatile utensils fit for many preparations (soups, pasta, rice and sauces to name a few)

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