Maryland crab cakes with a tarragon and butter sauce
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A crab cake is an American dish composed of crab meat and various other ingredients, such as bread crumbs, milk, mayonnaise, eggs, yellow onions, and seasonings. Occasionally other ingredients such as red or green peppers or pink radishes are added, at which point the cake is then sautéed, baked, or grilled and then served. Crab cakes are traditionally associated with the area surrounding the Chesapeake Bay, in particular the state of Maryland and the city of Baltimore.
ingredients
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serves: 4
1 lb (450 g) fresh white crabmeat
1/2 cup (40 g) finely crushed Saltine crackers
1 egg (beaten)
2 tablespoons Mayonnaise (made with sunflower oil)
1 tablespoon English mustard powder
1 tablespoon lemon juice
dash of Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
1/4 cup Clarified Butter
Salt and freshly ground white pepper
TARRAGON AND BUTTER SAUCE:
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/4 cup Clarified Butter
1 plum tomato (skinned, seeded, and diced)
1 teaspoon chopped tarragon
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount per Serving
Calories: 393
- Total Fat: 28.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 15.6 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 166.3 mg
- Sodium: 985.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 7.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
- Sugars: 1.7 g
- Protein: 23.7 g
preparation
1. Add some finely crashed cracker crumbs to the crab meat to absorb any excess moisture in the meat.
2. Make a binding mixture of beaten egg, mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, and seasoning.
3. Fold this into the crab meat, taking care not to break up the lumps of crab too much,then stir in some chopped parsley.
4. Shape the mixture into eight 3-inch (7.5-cm) patties. Put them onto a plate, cover, and chill for at least 1 hour to help them firm up.
5. Pour some clarified butter into a well-seasoned or nonstick frying pan and let it get hot.
6. Add the crab cakes and fry them over a medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until crisp and golden.
7. Lift two cakes into the center of each warmed plate and spoon some of the tarragon butter sauce around them.
8. Meanwhile, for the sauce, boil the vinegar in a small pan until reduced to about 2 tablespoons. Add the clarified butter, diced tomato, chopped tarragon, and some salt and pepper to taste, and gently warm through. Serve with the crab cakes.
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