Shrimp Meets Spicy Crab Cakes
From mrcooksalot 13 years ago
- 1 hr to make
- Serves 8-10
Our all time Game Day favorite!
Ingredients
- 3/4 pound raw shrimp, peeled and deveined, tail removed shopping list
- 2 egg whites shopping list
- 1/4 cup heavy cream shopping list
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds shopping list
- 1/2 cup 1/4-inch cubes peeled jicama shopping list
- 3 green onions, white parts only, finely chopped shopping list
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves shopping list
- 1 1/2 tablespoons rasped or finely grated ginger shopping list
- 3 minced kaffir lime leaves shopping list
- 1 jalapeno chopped fine shopping list
- 3/4 pound crabmeat shopping list
- 3 cups panko bread crumbs* shopping list
- vegetable oil, for frying shopping list
- ginger-Lime Sauce, recipe follows shopping list
- Special equipment: a deep fryer, slotted spoon shopping list
How to make it
- Roughly chop the raw shrimp and place in a large bowl.
- Cook's Note: It's important that the shrimp are well chopped or the cakes won't hold together.
- In a small bowl, whip the egg whites with a fork until frothy. Stir in the cream, salt, pepper, jalapeno, and cumin seeds. Combine with chopped shrimp. Mix well with the jicama, green onion, cilantro, ginger, and kaffir lime leaves.
- Press any excess moisture out of the crab meat in a colander. Combine the crab with the shrimp mixture.
- Pour the panko into a wide, shallow dish. Scoop out a heaping tablespoon of the shrimp and crab mixture and drop it into the panko. Using your hands, shape the shrimp and crab mixture into round cakes and evenly coat with the panko. Repeat with the remaining mixture and place the crab cakes on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate for 30 minutes until firm.
- Heat a deep fryer to 350 degrees F or heat 3/4-inch of vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat, just until the surface of the oil begins to gently ripple. Fry the crab cakes, a few at a time, until crispy and golden, about 2 minutes per side. Remove from the hot oil with a slotted spoon or spider and place on absorbent paper to absorb any excess oil.
- Serve with Ginger-Lime Dipping Sauce on the side.
- Ginger-Lime Dipping Sauce:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup peeled, thinly sliced, fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/3 cup cilantro leaves
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 fresh green Thai chile, seeded, roughly chopped*
- 2 tablespoons roughly chopped green onion, green part only
- Special equipment: a fine sieve
- Put sugar, water, ginger, and salt in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and reduce to a syrupy consistency (about 15 minutes). Strain through a fine sieve, discard ginger, reserve liquid, and let cool.
- In a small food processor, pulse cilantro, lime juice, chile, and green onion (about 30 seconds). Add ginger syrup and pulse until combined.
- Serve at room temperature.
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