Maryland Crab Cakes With Creamy Caper Dill Sauce Recipes

MARYLAND CRAB CAKES WITH CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• SAUCE:.
• Combine all of the caper sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
• Whisk together to combine and chill until crab cakes are ready.
• CRAB CAKES:.
• Drain the crab meat and remove any bits of shell.
• Combine the crushed crackers, mayonnaise, egg, parsley, Old Bay, mustard, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce.
• Gently fold in the crab meat.
• Shape into 8 thin patties.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add the crab cakes and cook in batches 4-5 min on each side or until golden.
• Drain on paper towels and repeat with remaining crab cakes.
• Serve with caper sauce.

CRAB CAKES WITH CREAMY CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• for caper sauce:
• Whisk all ingredients in medium bowl. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• for crab cakes:
• Combine crabmeat, 1 cup breadcrumbs, and next five ingredients in large bowl. Spread 2 1/2 cups breadcrumbs on rimmed baking sheet. Using 1/4-cup capacity ice-cream scoop, form crab mixture into 24 small balls. Flatten slightly. Coat crab cakes in breadcrumbs, transfer to another baking sheet. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.
• Heat 1/2 cup oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, fry crab cakes until brown, adding more oil to skillet as needed, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer 2 crab cakes to each of 12 plates. Serve, passing caper sauce alongside.

CRAB CAKES WITH CREAMY DILL CAPER SAUCE RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Rinse, drain, and flake crabmeat, being careful not to break up lumps. Saute green onion and bell pepper in hot oil in a lg nonstick skillet, 8 min or until tender. Stir together green onion mixture, bread crumbs, egg, and next 5 ingredients. Gently fold in crabmeat. Shape mixture into 14 2-1/2" cakes (~ 1/3 cup). Place on an aluminum foil lined baking sheet; cover and chill at least 1 hr or up to 8 hrs. Melt butter in a lg nonstick skillet over med heat. Add crab cakes, cook in 2 batches, 4 to 5 min on each side or until golden. Sauce: Stir ingredients together; cover and chill up to 3 days.