Crab Cakes With Lime Buerre Blanc
From neena51 16 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 46
This is the best crab cake recipe ever...I got it from a friend and experimented to come up with a sauce for it.. I think the lime buerre blanc fits the bill I serve with green salad and warm crescent rolls
Ingredients
- crab cakes shopping list
- 1 lb crabmeat (preferably lumb crabmeat) shopping list
- 1 beaten egg shopping list
- 1 1/2 tsp Old Bay Seasoning shopping list
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard shopping list
- 2 tbsp chopped shallots shopping list
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley shopping list
- 1 tbsp lemon juice shopping list
- 2 tbsp mayonaise shopping list
- 20 saltine crackers, crushed (approx) shopping list
- 1 stick butter shopping list
- lime Buerre Blanc shopping list
- 6 tsp white wine vinegar shopping list
- 2 tbsp shallots shopping list
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice shopping list
- 1/2 c heavy cream shopping list
- 1 stick unsalted butter cut into small pieces shopping list
How to make it
- Crab Cakes
- Put all ingredients except crab and butter into a bowl and mix thoroughly making sure there are enough saltines to give it body
- Carefully fold in crabmeat so the lumbs of crab are not broken up too much
- Using hands take out desired amount and shape into patties
- Melt butter in a non stick frying pan
- Saute crab cakes in butter about 5 minutes each side being careful not to burn
- Drain on paper towel and keep warm in a 200 degree oven while making sauce
- Lime Buerre Blanc
- Put vinegar, lime juice, and shallots into a saucepan
- On high heat reduce to approx 2 tablespoons
- Add cream and reduce for another 5 minutes
- Remove from heat and whisk in butter 1 piece at a t time
- Serve over crab cakes
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
Excellent!
greekgirrrl
in Long Island loved it
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Excellent is right-looks like a Creole recipe. Yum. Thank you Neena.
jenniferbyrdez
in kenner loved it
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Oh, this is right up my alley! Great recipe, saving it for later. Great recipe, thanks for sharing :) Got my 5.
danadooley
in Singapore loved it
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