Best Spicy Crab Cakes With Key Lime Mustard Sauce Recipes

DELICIOUS SOUTHERN CRAB CAKES WITH COOL LIME SAUCE

Steps:

• LIME SAUCE:.
• Combine, in small bowl, remaining 1/4-cup mayonnaise, 1/2-tablespoon mustard, juice from a lime quarter and sour cream. Chill until ready to serve.
• CRAB CAKES:.
• Chop onions into 1/4-inch pieces. Place in large bowl.
• Cut lime in quarters and squeeze juice of one quarter over onions.
• Add 1/4-cup mayonnaise, dressing mix, and 1/2- tablespoon mustard. Mix until well blended.
• Crush seven crackers while adding to mayonnaise mixture. Add crabmeat and mix well.
• Shape into four 1/4-inch thick patties.
• Preheat large saute pan on medium-high 2-3 minutes.
• Crush remaining 6 crackers onto a plate. Lightly coat patties with crackers, then place in saute pan.
• Cook 12-15 minutes turning as needed to brown and heat thoroughly.
• Serve crab cakes with lime sauce and enjoy!

SPICY CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚. Brush a 24-cup mini-muffin pan (preferably nonstick) with olive oil.
• Mix the crab meat, crushed crackers, mayonnaise, egg white, chives, lemon zest and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl until combined. Fill the muffin cups with the crab mixture. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
• Bake the crab cakes until warmed through and browned around the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the pan. Top with more chipotle mayonnaise and chopped chives.

CRAB CAKES WITH SPICY REMOULADE SAUCE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• 1) Combine red pepper, shallots & parsley in a bowl, season with salt & pepper & then add the crab being careful not to break up the large pieces 2) In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise & egg, season with cayenne & Tabasco, Gently stir into crab & mix just to blend. 3) Stir in 2 tbls of bread crumbs & see if the cakes hold together (you just want the cakes to barely hold together). If necessary add additional bread crumbs. Form 4 cakes & coat with panko. Refrigerate until ready to fry. 4) Preheat oven to 350 F 5) Heat a large saute pan and add about 1/4" of oil. Add in crab cakes & cook over medium high heat until the cake are lightly golden, about 2 minutes. Turn the cakes over & cooks the other side. 6) Transfer to parchment lined baking sheet & bake for 10 minutes, until cooked through. Remoulade sauce Combine all the ingredients, season to taste with salt & pepper. Refrigerate until ready to use, will keep in refrigerator for up to 3 days.

SPICY CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large bowl mix together mayonnaise, both mustards, a generous dash of hot sauce, horseradish, and the egg.
• Gently stir in the saltines and crabmeat.
• You may form the crabcakes immediately, however allowing the mixture to sit in the refrigerator for 1 hour will make the shaping easier.
• Divide the mixture into 4-6 large crabcakes, and place on a lightly oiled or nonstick baking sheet. (Or make to your desired size - I use a 1/4 cup measure - and adjust your cooking time appropriately ).
• Bake for 15-20 minutes , or until a light golden brown.
• Serve immediately.
• Variation:.
• Baltimore Crab Cakes: Add a dash of Worcestershire sauce and Old Bay Seasoning to taste.

SPICY JALAPENO CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Butter or canola oil for frying cakes.
• Squeeze all excess liquid from crab.
• Mix rest of ingredients together, up to bread crumbs.
• Add to crab, mix gently.
• Add bread crumbs and mix.
• Add a bit more bread crumbs to form cakes of whatever size you like.
• Fry small cakes for a few minutes until brown on each side.
• Drain on paper towels.
• If you are making entrée size crab cakes, preheat oven to 450, fry on each side and put in oven for 5 minutes.
• Flip cakes and bake another 5 minutes until center of cakes is hot.
• Crab cakes can be held in a warm oven for about an hour if needed.

CRAB CAKES WITH SPICY REMOULADE

Steps:

• For the remoulade: Pulse the shallots and capers in a food processor until finely chopped. Add the mayonnaise, chives, mustard, smoked paprika, salt and pepper; pulse until well combined. Taste for salt and pepper and adjust. (The remoulade will keep, refrigerated, for 4 days. It is best made a day ahead.)
• For the crab cakes: Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a saute pan over medium heat. Add the onions and peppers and saute until soft, 7 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. Let cool to room temperature.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs, chiles, crabmeat, 1 cup of the panko, mayonnaise, chives, parsley, salt, pepper and the cooled vegetables. Gently mix until well blended. Pack the crab mixture into a 1/4 cup measuring cup, then gently tap out into your hand and form into a patty. Place the patty on a baking sheet and repeat with the rest of the crab mixture. Spread the remaining 1 cup panko on a large plate. Dredge the crab cakes in panko on all sides.
• Melt another 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large nonstick saute pan over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. When hot, add the crab cakes in batches, flattening them a bit with the back of a spatula. Cook until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Between batches, add another tablespoon of butter and olive oil to the pan.
• Place the browned crab cakes on a baking sheet and transfer to the oven for 8 to 10 minutes, until sizzling and heated through.
• Serve the crab cakes with remoulade sauce on the side.

KEY LIME MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine mayonnaise, mustard and lime juice. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with seafood or as a dip for shrimp.