Spicy Shrimp Crab Cakes Food

SPICY CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚. Brush a 24-cup mini-muffin pan (preferably nonstick) with olive oil.
• Mix the crab meat, crushed crackers, mayonnaise, egg white, chives, lemon zest and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl until combined. Fill the muffin cups with the crab mixture. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
• Bake the crab cakes until warmed through and browned around the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the pan. Top with more chipotle mayonnaise and chopped chives.

CHEF JOHN'S SPICY SHRIMP CAKES

Steps:

• Place shrimp, garlic, cilantro, chili paste, brown sugar, salt, fish sauce, turmeric, and cayenne pepper into the bowl of a food processor. Pulse on and off until mixture begins to break down. Scrape down the sides. Continue processing until mixture is very smooth but not pureed and moves around the bowl as a mass. Transfer to a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap; press wrap against the surface of the shrimp paste. Refrigerate until mixture is chilled, 1 to 2 hours.
• Place panko crumbs on a plate. Scoop out equal size portions of shrimp and roll them around on the crumbs to coat. Shape into thin patties. Do this in batches.
• Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, cook cakes in batches. Fry until golden brown and cakes spring back to the touch, about 2 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.

SPICY CRAB CAKES WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Mix all but crabmeat and oil together till combined.
• Gentle toss in crabmeat.
• Don`t overmix.
• Make 40 patties.
• Heat pan with oil and fry turning to golden brown on both sides.
• Brown in batches adding oil as needed.
• Serve with a Horseradish Mayo or tartar sauce.
• Just a tip so they stay togerther while frying- You make the patties then refrigerate them for an hour before frying. You can also roll them in Panko flakes or bread crumbs before frying.

SHRIMP AND CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Roughly chop the raw shrimp and place in a large bowl.
• In a small bowl, whip the egg whites with a fork until frothy. Stir in the cream, salt, pepper, and cumin seeds. Combine with chopped shrimp. Mix well with the jicama, green onion, cilantro, ginger, and kaffir lime leaves.
• Press any excess moisture out of the crab meat in a colander. Combine the crab with the shrimp mixture.
• Pour the panko into a wide, shallow dish. Scoop out a heaping tablespoon of the shrimp and crab mixture and drop it into the panko. Using your hands, shape the shrimp and crab mixture into round cakes and evenly coat with the panko. Repeat with the remaining mixture and place the crab cakes on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate for 30 minutes until firm.
• Heat a deep fryer to 350 degrees F or heat 3/4-inch of vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat, just until the surface of the oil begins to gently ripple. Fry the crab cakes, a few at a time, until crispy and golden, about 2 minutes per side. Remove from the hot oil with a slotted spoon or spider and place on absorbent paper to absorb any excess oil.
• Serve with Ginger-Lime Dipping Sauce on the side.
• Put sugar, water, ginger, and salt in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and reduce to a syrupy consistency (about 15 minutes). Strain through a fine sieve, discard ginger, reserve liquid, and let cool.
• In a small food processor, pulse cilantro, lime juice, chile, and green onion (about 30 seconds). Add ginger syrup and pulse until combined.
• Serve at room temperature.

CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Place the 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons oil, onion, celery, red and yellow bell peppers, parsley, capers, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, crab boil seasoning, salt, and pepper in a large saute pan over medium-low heat and cook until the vegetables are soft, approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature. In a large bowl, break the lump crabmeat into small pieces and toss with the bread crumbs, mayonnaise, mustard, and eggs. Add the cooked mixture and mix well. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Shape into bite-sized crab cakes.
• Heat the butter and olive oil for frying over medium heat in a large saute pan. Add the crab cakes and fry for 4 to 5 minutes on each side, until browned. Drain on paper towels; keep them warm in a 250 degree oven and serve hot.

SPICY SHRIMP CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Chop each shrimp into three parts.
• Season with paprika& cayenne pepper.
• In a mixing bowl, combine mayo, parsley, egg, melted butter& seasoning.
• Season with the old bay& paprika.
• Depending on your spice tolerance you may choose to also season with cayenne pepper.
• Fold in crab meat be careful not to beak apart all of the lumps.
• Mix well until crab meat has absorbed all of the wet ingredients.
• Add the diced shrimp and knead in as if you were kneading bread dough.
• Use cooking spray to grease a cookie sheet.
• Form 9-10 crab cakes and lightly dust them with flour (optional).
• Place on cookie sheet& bake at 350 degrees until golden brown& crispy.
• If pan frying please omit the flour.
• Serve with salad& fresh baked french bread.

COMPANY SHRIMP-AND-CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Fold in crab and shrimp. Shape into 12 patties; coat with panko bread crumbs., In a large skillet over medium heat, cook crab cakes in oil in batches until golden brown, 3-4 minutes on each side. , Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients. Serve with crab cakes.

CRAB CAKES WITH SPICY THAI SAUCE

Steps:

• For cakes: Mix first 8 ingredients in large bowl.
• Mix in enough breadcrumbs to form stiff mixture.
• Shape mixture into sixteen ¼-inch-thick patties.
• (Can be prepared ahead. Cover and refrigerate.).
• For sauce: Combine rice vinegar, sugar, lime juice, water, red pepper, garlic and sesame seeds in small bowl; stir until sugar dissolves.
• Mix in cucumber.
• Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature to allow flavours to blend.
• Preheat oven to 250°F Melt 1 tblsp butter in large skillet over medium heat.
• Working in batches, add crab cakes and cook until golden, about 4 minutes per side, adding more butter to skillet as necessary.
• Transfer to paper towels to drain.
• Transfer to baking sheet; keep warm in oven.
• Divide crab cakes among 8 plates.
• Spoon sauce around cakes.

SPICY JALAPENO CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Butter or canola oil for frying cakes.
• Squeeze all excess liquid from crab.
• Mix rest of ingredients together, up to bread crumbs.
• Add to crab, mix gently.
• Add bread crumbs and mix.
• Add a bit more bread crumbs to form cakes of whatever size you like.
• Fry small cakes for a few minutes until brown on each side.
• Drain on paper towels.
• If you are making entrée size crab cakes, preheat oven to 450, fry on each side and put in oven for 5 minutes.
• Flip cakes and bake another 5 minutes until center of cakes is hot.
• Crab cakes can be held in a warm oven for about an hour if needed.