Asian-Style Crab Cakes With Wasabi Caper Sauce
Serves: 6
Cody DuBuque
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
50
Spice
48
Sweetness
60
Sourness
40
mins
Prep time (avg)
6
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1.5 tbsps
Mayonnaise2 cups
Vegetable OilDirections:
1
Make wasabi caper sauce: Stir together all sauce ingredients and chill, covered, until ready to use
2
Stir together all sauce ingredients and chill, covered, until ready to use
3
Make crab cakes: Wash leek well in a bowl of cold water, agitating leek, then lift out and drain
4
Whisk together whole egg, yolk, mayonnaise, and mustard in a large bowl, then stir in bell pepper, leek, ginger, and 3/4 cup panko
5
Stir in crabmeat and chill, covered, 1 hour
6
Divide mixture into 8 mounds and form into 8 (1-inch-thick) patties
7
Spread remaining 3/4 cup panko in a shallow dish, then carefully coat patties, 1 at a time, in panko
8
Heat 3/4 inch oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until it registers 350°F on thermometer
9
(Adjust heat as necessary; see cooks' note, below
10
) Fry crab cakes in 2 batches, turning over once, until golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes per batch
11
Transfer to several layers of paper towels to drain
12
Return oil to 350°F between batches
13
Serve crab cakes with sauce
14
Wash leek well in a bowl of cold water, agitating leek, then lift out and drain
15
Whisk together whole egg, yolk, mayonnaise, and mustard in a large bowl, then stir in bell pepper, leek, ginger, and 3/4 cup panko
16
Stir in crabmeat and chill, covered, 1 hour
17
Divide mixture into 8 mounds and form into 8 (1-inch-thick) patties
18
Spread remaining 3/4 cup panko in a shallow dish, then carefully coat patties, 1 at a time, in panko
19
Heat 3/4 inch oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until it registers 350°F on thermometer
20
(Adjust heat as necessary; see cooks' note, below
21
) Fry crab cakes in 2 batches, turning over once, until golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes per batch
22
Transfer to several layers of paper towels to drain
23
Return oil to 350°F between batches
24
Serve crab cakes with sauce
25
*Available at Asian markets and Uwajimaya (800-889-1928)
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*Available at Asian markets and Uwajimaya (800-889-1928)