Crab Balls Wlemon Caper Sauce Food

LEMON CAPER BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Crush capers in a small bowl with the back of a spoon.
• Melt 1/2 teaspoon butter in a skillet over medium-high heat until the butter foams and is golden; saute capers until fragrant, about 15 seconds. Add lemon juice, bring to a simmer, and cook, stirring frequently, until liquid is reduced by one-third, 1 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
• Stir cold butter and savory into lemon mixture, stirring constantly until butter is completely melted and sauce is shiny and thick, about 1 minute.

CRAB BALLS WITH LEMON-CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• For Lemon-Caper Sauce; Mix all ingredients together in a medium bowl to blend.
• Chill until cold.
• (Can be prepared up to 1 day ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.).
• For Crab Balls: Spray 2 baking sheets with nonstick spray.
• Whisk mayonnaise, eggs, mustard and Worcestershire in large bowl to blend.
• Gently mix in crabmeat and ground crackers.
• Place on prepared baking sheets.
• (Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover, chill.).
• Preheat broiler.
• Broil crab balls until brown and cooked through, watching closely to avoid burning and turning once, about 5 minutes.
• Serve with sauce.

CRAB BALL

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, horseradish, ketchup, onions, worcestershire sauce and lemon juice.
• Stir until well blended.
• Add crab and stir until combined.
• Season to taste with hot pepper sauce.
• Form the mixture into a ball.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours.

CRAB CAKES WITH CREAMY CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• for caper sauce:
• Whisk all ingredients in medium bowl. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• for crab cakes:
• Combine crabmeat, 1 cup breadcrumbs, and next five ingredients in large bowl. Spread 2 1/2 cups breadcrumbs on rimmed baking sheet. Using 1/4-cup capacity ice-cream scoop, form crab mixture into 24 small balls. Flatten slightly. Coat crab cakes in breadcrumbs, transfer to another baking sheet. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.
• Heat 1/2 cup oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, fry crab cakes until brown, adding more oil to skillet as needed, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer 2 crab cakes to each of 12 plates. Serve, passing caper sauce alongside.

LEMON SOLE WITH CRAB & TARRAGON BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. In a small bowl, mash the butter with the tarragon, crabmeat and zest, and season. Make a few deep slashes across the fillets on both sides of the sole, then place the fish, dark-skin up, in a large roasting tin. Season, then stuff the crab butter into the cuts, spreading any remaining butter on top. Lay a few lemon slices over the fish, then pour over the wine.
• Bake for 15-20 mins, depending on the size of the fish - the flesh should flake away easily from the bone when gently pushed with a knife.
• Carefully remove the fish from the tin, place on a warm plate or platter and cover with foil while you make the sauce. Set the tin over a low heat, add 2 tbsp water and bring to the boil. Let the sauce bubble for a few mins, then stir in the capers and cream. Pour the sauce over the fish and serve with steamed potatoes and a green salad.

SAUCED CRAB BALL

Steps:

• Put first 5 ingredients into small bowl.
• Beat until well combined.
• Shape into ball.
• Cover and chill at least 2 hours.
• Just before serving, place on serving plate.
• Pour cocktail sauce over crab ball.
• Garnish with chives.
• Add more cocktail sauce as needed.

MARYLAND CRAB CAKES WITH CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• SAUCE:.
• Combine all of the caper sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
• Whisk together to combine and chill until crab cakes are ready.
• CRAB CAKES:.
• Drain the crab meat and remove any bits of shell.
• Combine the crushed crackers, mayonnaise, egg, parsley, Old Bay, mustard, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce.
• Gently fold in the crab meat.
• Shape into 8 thin patties.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add the crab cakes and cook in batches 4-5 min on each side or until golden.
• Drain on paper towels and repeat with remaining crab cakes.
• Serve with caper sauce.

DEVIL CRAB CREAM CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Mix together imitation crab, cream cheese, onion, celery, and Worcestershire sauce. Form into a ball, place on a plate, and cover loosely with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm.