Spicy, Cheesy Crab Cakes With Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

⏱ 30 mins 🍽 12-16 cakes 🏷 Crab

These rich crab cakes feature a blend of ricotta and jalapeño jack cheese with fresh chives, ensuring the crab flavour remains prominent. They are a cherished family recipe, ideal for parties or a dinner entrée with rice. You can use fresh or canned crabmeat, and they are delicious with or without the accompanying sauce. The cakes are pan-fried until golden for the best texture and flavour.

Spicy, Cheesy Crab Cakes With Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • 3 tablespoons chives, snipped
  • 3/4 cup fine seasoned dry bread crumb
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil, for frying
  • 1/2 lb fresh crabmeat or 8 ounces canned crabmeat
  • 1 cup monterey jack pepper cheese, shredded
  • 7 ounces roasted red peppers
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise

Method

  1. To make the sauce, if using, blend the mayonnaise and roasted red peppers in a food processor until you have a smooth consistency. Set this aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs. Add the crabmeat, both cheeses, chives, and a quarter cup of the seasoned breadcrumbs, stirring to combine.
  3. Place the remaining half a cup of breadcrumbs into a shallow dish.
  4. Prepare a large plate or baking sheet by lining it with waxed paper. Line another large plate or baking sheet with paper towels for draining the cooked cakes.
  5. Shape heaping tablespoons of the crab mixture into cakes about a quarter-inch thick. Coat each one in the breadcrumbs and place them on the waxed paper-lined plate.
  6. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet. The oil is ready when a drop of water sizzles upon contact or bubbles form around the tip of a wooden spoon.
  7. Fry the cakes in batches until they are golden on both sides, which takes about three minutes per batch.
  8. Transfer the cooked crab cakes to the paper towel-lined plate to drain.
  9. Once all cakes are fried, arrange them on a serving platter. You can place a bowl of the sauce in the centre if desired.
  10. For an alternative serving suggestion, they are excellent with a squeeze of Kewpie mayonnaise mixed with a few drops of hot sauce like Tapatio.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium539800 mg

Recipe details

CategoryCrab
AuthorCinizini