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

Mayonnaise

2 cups

Vegetable Oil

Directions:

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)

26

*Available at Asian markets and Uwajimaya (800-889-1928)