This Dungeness crab cake recipe combines the delicate taste of the dungeness crab cakes with the acidity of lemon aioli. An easy to prepare recipe this one can be made with dungeness or blue crab. Try it out and let me know how it tastes. -The Crab Cake Guy
Crab Cakes
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
2 tablespoons finely diced celery
1/2 cup cream
1 1/2 pounds cleaned Dungeness crab meat
1/4 pound fresh scallops
Fresh ground white pepper to taste
1 teaspoon chopped Italian parsley
1 tablespoon thinly sliced scallion
1 teaspoon fresh thyme
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
Panko breadcrumbs
Lemon Aioli
1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon saffron
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Pinch cayenne
1/2 cup olive oil
Instructions
1.Pick over crab, checking for shell. Do not break up chunks of meat, chill.
2.Place the scallops in a blender with a pinch of salt and fresh ground white pepper.
3.Turn on the blender, and slowly add heavy cream in a steady steam.
4.Scrape down the sides of the blender with a rubber spatula, then blend the mixture one more time to make sure the scallop mousse is smooth. Set aside.
5.In a bowl with the crab, add the mustard, celery, herbs and lemon zest and lightly toss to evenly distribute the ingredients.
6.Fold the scallop mousse into the crab mixture, again taking care not to break up the meat.
7.Taste, and season, as needed with salt, white pepper, cayenne and lemon juice as needed.
8.If mixture seems dry and will not hold together, beat and stir in one whole egg to bind.
9.Form crab mixture into cakes and chill.
10.For the aioli, place all the ingredients in a blender except the oil.
11.Turn on the blender and slowly drizzle the oil in a steam until it is completely incorporated into the emulsion. Taste for seasoning and adjust as needed. Refrigerate until ready to use.
12.Heat a film of olive oil in a large skillet or griddle. Place panko on a sheet pan.
13.Dip each side of the crab cake lightly in the panko and brown lightly until golden and crab mixture is warmed through. Serve hot garnished with aioli and a drizzle of Lemon olive oil.
Crab Cakes
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
2 tablespoons finely diced celery
1/2 cup cream
1 1/2 pounds cleaned Dungeness crab meat
1/4 pound fresh scallops
Fresh ground white pepper to taste
1 teaspoon chopped Italian parsley
1 tablespoon thinly sliced scallion
1 teaspoon fresh thyme
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
Panko breadcrumbs
Lemon Aioli
1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon saffron
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Pinch cayenne
1/2 cup olive oil
Instructions
1.Pick over crab, checking for shell. Do not break up chunks of meat, chill.
2.Place the scallops in a blender with a pinch of salt and fresh ground white pepper.
3.Turn on the blender, and slowly add heavy cream in a steady steam.
4.Scrape down the sides of the blender with a rubber spatula, then blend the mixture one more time to make sure the scallop mousse is smooth. Set aside.
5.In a bowl with the crab, add the mustard, celery, herbs and lemon zest and lightly toss to evenly distribute the ingredients.
6.Fold the scallop mousse into the crab mixture, again taking care not to break up the meat.
7.Taste, and season, as needed with salt, white pepper, cayenne and lemon juice as needed.
8.If mixture seems dry and will not hold together, beat and stir in one whole egg to bind.
9.Form crab mixture into cakes and chill.
10.For the aioli, place all the ingredients in a blender except the oil.
11.Turn on the blender and slowly drizzle the oil in a steam until it is completely incorporated into the emulsion. Taste for seasoning and adjust as needed. Refrigerate until ready to use.
12.Heat a film of olive oil in a large skillet or griddle. Place panko on a sheet pan.
13.Dip each side of the crab cake lightly in the panko and brown lightly until golden and crab mixture is warmed through. Serve hot garnished with aioli and a drizzle of Lemon olive oil.
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