Bite Size Wasabi Crab Cakes Ginger Aioli Food

BITE-SIZE WASABI CRAB CAKES & GINGER AIOLI

Steps:

• BITE-SIZE CRAB CAKES:.
• Combine first 8 ingredients in a bowl.
• Gently fold crabmeat into mayonnaise mixture.
• Cover and chill 30 minutes or several hours.
• Stir egg and 1/3 cup panko into crabmeat mixture.
• Shape mixture into 20 (1 1/2-inch) patties.
• Dredge in remaining panko.
• Cook crab cakes, in batches, in hot oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 2 minutes on each side or until golden.
• Serve with Ginger Aioli.
• GINGER AIOLI:.
• Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.

ASIAN-STYLE CRAB CAKES WITH WASABI CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Make wasabi caper sauce:
• Stir together all sauce ingredients and chill, covered, until ready to use.
• Make crab cakes:
• Wash leek well in a bowl of cold water, agitating leek, then lift out and drain.
• Whisk together whole egg, yolk, mayonnaise, and mustard in a large bowl, then stir in bell pepper, leek, ginger, and 3/4 cup panko. Stir in crabmeat and chill, covered, 1 hour. Divide mixture into 8 mounds and form into 8 (1-inch-thick) patties. Spread remaining 3/4 cup panko in a shallow dish, then carefully coat patties, 1 at a time, in panko.
• Heat 3/4 inch oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until it registers 350°F on thermometer. (Adjust heat as necessary; see cooks' note, below.) Fry crab cakes in 2 batches, turning over once, until golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes per batch. Transfer to several layers of paper towels to drain. Return oil to 350°F between batches. Serve crab cakes with sauce.
• *Available at Asian markets and Uwajimaya (800-889-1928).

WASABI CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Combine red pepper, celery, 1/3 cup bread crumbs, green onions, egg whites, mayonnaise and wasabi. Fold in crab., Place remaining bread crumbs in a shallow bowl. Drop a heaping tablespoonful of crab mixture into crumbs. Gently coat and shape into a 3/4-in.-thick patty; place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Repeat with remaining mixture., Spritz crab cakes with cooking spray. Bake until golden brown, 15-18 minutes, turning once. Meanwhile, combine sauce ingredients. Serve with crab cakes.

LITTLE CRAB CAKES WITH WASABI MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
• Mix together the 4 ingredients for the Wasabi Mayonnaise and set aside.
• Combine crabmeat and breadcrumbs in a medium bowl.
• In a small bowl, whisk egg, chives, 2 tbsp mayonnaise, mustard, Old Bay seasoning, and lemon zest until blended; add to crab mixture and stir.
• Scoop mounds of crab mixture (about 1 1/2 tbsp) into small round cakes, about 1 1/2 inches wide.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Cook cakes 1 minute per side, or until lightly browned (working in batches).
• Transfer cakes to a paper towel to blot up excess oil, then transfer to prepared baking sheet. Bake at 400 for 10 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Top each crab cake with a small dollop of Wasabi Mayonnaise.

GINGER AIOLI

Steps:

• Thoroughly mix all ingredients together.
• Chill at least an hour to blend flavors and thicken the aioli.
• NOTE: I've had good luck freezing fresh ginger knobs.
• They peel easily with a knife while still frozen, and grate easily with a microplane grater- just freeze small recipe size pieces individually (I put each piece in its own sandwich zip bag, then place all the bags inside a quart size freezer zip bag).
• The 60 minutes cooking time is for chilling.