Crab Cakes Recipe 445 Food

BEST EVER CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together egg, mayonnaise, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, tarragon, and scallions. Gently stir in crabmeat, being careful not to break up meat. Gradually mix in cracker crumbs, adding until desired consistency is achieved.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat. Form crab mixture into 4 patties. Place patties in skillet, and cook until golden brown, about 5 to 6 minutes on each side.

LOBSTER AND CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl combine all bread crumb mixture ingredients.
• Poach lobster in water with lemon, basil and sea salt. (Rule of thumb is 5 minutes per pound.) Remove lobster from water and chill in ice water. Remove meat and shell and dice meat. Lightly pick through crabmeat.
• Add crab and lobster to mixture and gently fold mixture until combines. Lightly press mixture down in bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Form the crab cakes in to 3-ounce portions about a silver dollar wide and 1 1/2 inches tall.
• To a large saute pan, add enough light olive oil to fill about 1/2 inch high. Bring to 350 degrees F and add crab cakes. Cook until golden brown on both sides.

SHRIMP CAKES WITH SCALLION DIP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Puree the mayonnaise, parsley, scallion, garlic, 2 tablespoons water, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a food processor; transfer to a bowl.
• Add half of the shrimp to the food processor and pulse until a thick paste forms. Add the remaining shrimp, 1/2 cup panko, 2 tablespoons of the prepared dressing, the egg and lemon zest. Pulse until combined but still chunky. With oiled hands, shape the mixture into eight 1/2-inch-thick patties. Transfer to a baking sheet; freeze 5 minutes.
• Put the remaining 1/2 cup panko on a plate. Heat the vegetable oil in a large nonstick ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Coat the patties on both sides with the panko; cook until golden, 2 minutes per side. Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake until the patties are cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Meanwhile, toss the greens, radishes, 2 tablespoons of the dressing and the remaining 1 tablespoon lemon juice; season with salt and pepper. Serve the shrimp cakes with the salad and remaining dressing.

KLAYCHAH (DATE COOKIES)

Steps:

• In saucepan, combine dates, butter, water, cardamom and cloves.
• Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes or until dates become a paste.
• Let stand at room temperature 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, in mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Make a well; add shortening and milk. Knead into dough, adding more flour or milk if necessary.
• Divide dough into 4 parts then roll, one at a time, to about 1/4-inch thickness.
• Divide date paste into 4 parts and roll each out, between sheets of wax paper, to match dough size.
• Remove wax paper; place date layer on dough. (If date paste is too soft, gently spread each portion on dough with knife.)
• Roll into cylinder, jellyroll style.
• Slice rolls into 1-inch pieces and place on greased baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated 325F oven 35 minutes or until cookies begin to turn golden brown.
• Let cool.

CARRABBA'S CHAMPAGNE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together the flour, salt, pepper, and grated Parmesan.
• Rinse the chicken pieces in water. Dredge them thoroughly in the flour mixture, until well coated.
• Heat olive oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet on medium high heat.
• Add half of the chicken pieces, do not crowd the pan.
• Brown well on each side, about 3 minutes per side. Remove the chicken from the pan and reserve to a plate. Cook the other breasts in the same manner, remove from pan. Cover with aluminum foil and keep warm in the oven while you prepare the sauce.
• Add the champagne and mushrooms to the pan.
• Use a spatula to scrape up the browned bits.
• Reduce the sauce by half.
• Whisk in cream, kosher salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes and tarragon.
• Heat until sauce thickens to a creamy consistency.
• Serve chicken and sauce over angel hair pasta.