Thai Style Open Crab Meat Sandwich Recipes

THAI STYLE CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Purée shrimp in a food processor (smaller is better) until you have a smooth paste, or chop and mash by hand. Add fish sauce. In a bowl, mix the shrimp purée, crab meat, egg, scallion, cilantro, chili, ginger and salt and pepper; add just enough bread crumbs to stiffen mixture a bit. Refrigerate mixture until you are ready to cook; it will be easier to shape into cakes if you refrigerate it for 30 minutes or more.
• Season flour with salt and pepper. Film bottom of a large skillet with oil and place over medium-high heat. Shape crab meat mixture into cakes 1 inch thick and as wide as you want. Dredge each in flour, and cook, adjusting heat as necessary and turning once (very gently), until golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes a side. Serve with lime wedges.

OPEN FACED CRAB SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• In a bowl, combine crabmeat, green onions, cheese, mayonnaisse and cayenne (or hot pepper sauce).
• Slice tomatoes into eight slices.
• On a baking sheet or broiler pan place English muffin halves and broil 3-4 inches from heat until golden (3-5 minutes); remove from oven.
• Place a tomato slice on each muffin half and top with crab mixture (about 1/2 cup per muffin half)and then sprinkle with extra shredded cheese, if desired.
• Return to oven and broil until cheese browns. (3-5 minutes).

THAI (WRAP) SANDWICH

Steps:

• SAUCE:.
• In small sauce pan melt butter; add Ramen noodles, almonds and sesame seeds; sauté until lightly brown, approximately 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove and set aside.
• To sauce pan add sugar, oils, vinegar, soy sauce , sambal oelek and candied ginger and heat until sugar dissolves.
• Remove from heat and cool slightly; add chicken.
• SALAD:.
• In a large bowl mix together vegetables; cabbage, celery, green onions, red bell pepper and carrots.
• Pour dressing over vegetables and toss.
• Garnish with noodle mixture and cilantro; serve immediately.
• WRAP:.
• Across the center of 10-inch sandwich wrap place 1/4 of the salad mixture, leaving at least one inch at each end.
• Garnish each wrap with noodle mixture and cilantro.
• Fold each end toward center and roll.
• Serve immediately.

THAI CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, gently combine the crab meat, rice, jalapenos, lemon zest, basil and mint. Carefully stir in the salt, the pepper, the eggs and the bread crumbs, leaving the crab in fairly large lumps. Using 1 tablespoon of the mixture for each cake, press into croquettes that are about 2 inches in diameter.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, cook the cakes until nicely browned and firm, about 1 1/2 minutes per side. Add more oil to the skillet as needed between batches. Serve hot.

THAI -STYLE OPEN CRAB MEAT SANDWICH

Steps:

• Mix half the lime juice with the ginger and lemon grass. Add the mayonnaise and mix well.
• Spread 1 tablespoon mayonnaise over each slice of bread.
• Halve the avocado and remove the pit. Peel and slice the flesh thinly, then arrange the slices on the bread. Sprinkle with lime juice.
• Spoon the crab meat over the avocado, then add any remaining juice. Spoon over the remaining mayonnaise, top with a cilantro spring.
• Serve immediately.
• *** To make lime-and ginger-flavored mayonnaise, place 2 egg yolks, 1 tablespoon lime juice, and 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger in a blender. With the motor running, gradually add 1 1/4 cups olive oil, drop by drop, until the mixture is thick and smooth. Season with salt and pepper.***.