Basils Crab Cakes~ Louisiana-style Recipe

Basils Crab Cakes~ Louisiana-style Recipe

Yield: 8 Servings
Recipe by luhu.jp

Ingredients:
8 ounce: Blue crab meat, shredded
8 ounce: Snow crab meat, shredded
8 ounce: Shrimp, peeled, deveined and coarsely chopped
1/4 cup: Green bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup: Red bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup: Scallions, diced
1/4 cup: Dijon mustard,
Salt and pepper to taste,
1 tbsp: Cajun spice, not too salty
2 1/2 cup: Basils Garlic Mayonnaise,
1 1/2 cup: Coarse bread crumbs, plus 1/4 c for dusting cakes
Oil for sauteing,
Basils Champagne Sauce,
Green olives, garnish
Chopped tomatoes, garnish

Directions:

1. Combine crab meat and shrimp in a bowl. Add peppers and scallions;
mix with a wooden spoon. Add mustard, salt, pepper, Cajun spice and
garlic mayonnaise; stir. Stir in 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs, mixing
until thoroughly blended.

2. Shape mixture into 8 patties, each about 3 inches wide and 3/4 inch
thick. Sprinkle both sides with remaining 1/4 cup bread crumbs.

3. Heat oil in a skillet until very hot. Add crab cakes and saute on
both sides until browned, about 5 minutes per side.

4. Bake crab cakes in a preheated 400-degree oven until crisp, about 5
minutes.

5. Spoon 1/4 cup Champagne sauce on each of 8 serving plates. Place a
crab cake on each plate. Garnish with green olives and chopped
tomatoes, if desired.

Source: Basils Restaurant in Michigan City, Indiana.


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