Herbes De Provence Crab Cakes Recipes

HERBES DE PROVENCE BY JAQUES PEPIN

Steps:

• In a small bowl put the thyme, savory, marjoram,and oregano. Add any of the optional herbs that you wish to add. Mix well.
• Store in a small glass container with a lid.

CRAB CAKES WITH SPICY AVOCADO SAUCE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with foil.
• Make sauce:
• Pulse avocado with mayonnaise, lime juice, salt, sugar, and one fourth of chile in a food processor until chile is finely chopped. Add milk and purée until smooth. Add more chile if desired, processing until smooth. Transfer sauce to a bowl and chill, covered.
• Make crab cakes:
• Stir together crabmeat, mayonnaise, chives, lemon juice, mustard, pepper, and 1 tablespoon panko in a large bowl until blended well, then chill, covered.
• Melt butter in a medium nonstick skillet over moderate heat, then cook garlic, stirring, until golden and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add herbes de Provence, salt, and remaining 7 tablespoons panko and cook, stirring, until golden brown, about 6 minutes. Transfer crumbs to a plate to cool. Discard garlic.
• Divide crabmeat mixture into 4 mounds on a sheet of wax paper. Form 1 mound into a patty, then carefully turn patty in crumb mixture to coat top and bottom. Transfer to a baking sheet and repeat with remaining 3 mounds, then sprinkle remaining crumbs on top of crab cakes. Bake until heated through, about 15 minutes. Serve crab cakes with sauce.

HERBES DE PROVENCE CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Add egg yolks, mustard, red wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon crushed herbes de Provence, salt, and pepper in the bowl of a food processor or a blender.
• With the machine running, gradually add the oil until the mixture emulsifies.
• Transfer mixture to a bowl; add in the crabmeat and stir to combine.
• Sprinkle the bread crumbs into the bowl, then gently mix with a rubber spatula.
• Divide mixture into 8 mounds and form into patties about 3 inches wide by 2/3 inch thick (the patties will be soft).
• Put patties on a large plate, cover with plastic wrap, and chill for an hour or longer.
• In a shallow container, combine the flour with 2 tablespoons herbes de Provence.
• Dredge patties on both sides with the flour mixture, patting off excess flour.
• Heat 2 large nonstick skillets over medium heat.
• Add about 2 tablespoons butter to each pan; when butter melts, add 4 patties to each pan.
• Fry slowly until golden on both sides and hot through, turning once with a spatula, 4-5 minutes per side.
• The internal temperature of a crab cake should read 155° F on an instant-read thermometer.
• Transfer crab cakes to plates, serving 2 to each person; suggested to serve with Fresh Tomato Relish or Red Pepper Rouille next to the crab cakes on each plate.