Crab Cakes with Cilantro and Lime

Name: Crab Cakes with Cilantro and Lime
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb fresh, cooked Dungeness crab meat (or fresh lump crab), strained, drained WELL; 1 large egg; 1/4 cup mayo; zest from 1 large lime, finely chopped, 2 tablespoons (or sub-lemon zest); 2 teaspoons lime juice; 1/2-1 tablespoon fresh jalapeno, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon dijon mustard (or ground mustard); 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (or sub-flat-leaf parsley); 1/4 cup red bell pepper, very finely chopped,; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 cup panko– plus 1/2 cup to 1 cup more for dredging. (Panko is MUCH better than breadcrumbs here) Feel free to use GF panko. as needed for searing; 2-3 tablespoon ghee (or a blend of olive oil and butter) for searing; ½ cup pickled red cherry peppers- Peppadew or Juanita (or sub roasted peppers in a pinch). These are easily available in the grocery aisle near pickles & olives, or often in an “olive bar”; 1/3 cup olive oil; 3 tablespoons sherry vinegar (or AC vinegar, or champagne vinegar); 1/3 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1 1/2 tablespoons honey; 1 garlic clove, quartered; 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes (optional, to taste)

Instructions

Prep:1hCook:20min

These zesty crab cakes are the best! Made with fresh crab, lime zest, cilantro and jalapeño, served up with a red pepper vinaigrette. Feel free to use lemon and parsley instead. Makes 6 large crab cakes, or 12 small "appetizer" crab cakes.

Updated at: Mon, 01 Jan 2024 08:26:19 GMT

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Ingredients

6 servings

1 lbcrab meat

fresh, cooked Dungeness, or fresh lump crab, strained, drained WELL

1egg

large

¼ cupmayo

1lime

zest from, large, finely chopped, or sub-lemon zest

2 teaspoonslime juice

½ tablespoonfresh jalapeno

finely chopped

1 teaspoondijon mustard

or ground mustard

¼ cupcilantro

chopped, or sub-flat-leaf parsley

¼ cupred bell pepper

very finely chopped

¼ teaspoonsalt

¼ teaspoonpepper

½ cuppanko

plus 1/2 cup to 1 cup more for dredging, Panko is MUCH better than breadcrumbs here, Feel free to use GF panko as needed for searing

2 tablespoonghee

or a blend of olive oil and butter, for searing

½ cuppickled red cherry peppers

Peppadew or Juanita, or sub roasted peppers in a pinch, These are easily available in the grocery aisle near pickles & olives, or often in an “olive bar”