Cajun Crab Cakes
Serves 8
Ingredients
Scale:
1x
- 1 cup Onion (chopped)
- ½ cup Celery (chopped)
- ½ cup Red Bell pepper
- 1 tablespoon Olive oil
- 2 large Egg
- 1 tablespoon Creole mustard
- 2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoon Hot sauce
- 5 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
- 1½ cup Vegetable oil
- 1½ cup Bread crumbs
- 1 pound Crab meat
- ½ cup Flour
- ½ cup Milk
Instructions
- To make the mayo....in a food processor, add 1 egg, mustard, Wooster sauce, hot sauce and 1 tablespoon seasoning. Blend for 15 seconds. With processor running, slowly add 1 cup of the oil. Blend until thickened.
- Combine the mayo, trinity, bread crumbs and 1 tablespoon of seasoning. Mix well. Gently fold in the crab meat.
- In a bowl, combine flour with 1 1/2 tablespoons of seasoning. In a separate bowl combine milk and egg, mix well. In a final bowl, add remaining 1 cup of bread crumbs and remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons of seasoning.
- Shape meat mixture into 8 patties. Dredge in flour, then egg wash and dip in bread crumbs.
- Heat the remaining 1/2 cup of oil over medium heat. Fry patties for about 4 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.
- To serve, place 2 tablespoons of Cajun Cream Sauce on plate and place patty on top. Drizzle cream sauce on top.
Tips
Make sure all dairy ingredients are well-chilled for best results.