The Ultimate Crab Cakes

Tyler Florence

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence, 2007

Show: Tyler's UltimateEpisode: Ultimate Crab Cakes

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Total Time:
35 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Yield:
4 to 6 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely minced
  • 4 garlic cloves, finely minced
  • 1 1/2 pounds jumbo lump crabmeat
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh bread crumbs (made from 4 or 5 slices white bread with the crusts removed and processed in food processor)
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, plus more if needed
  • 1 large egg white
  • 1/2 lime, juiced
  • 1/4 cup freshly chopped cilantro leaves, plus whole leaves, for garnish
  • Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
  • 1 recipe Garlic Aioli with Celery Root, for serving, recipe follows
  • Lemon wedges, for garnish

Directions

Make the crab cakes first so they have time to firm up in the refrigerator before you cook them.

Heat a 2-count of olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, until the onion gets kind of caramelized. Dump that into a bowl and fold in the crabmeat, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, egg white, lime juice, and cilantro, mixing just until well blended. Season with salt and pepper. Shape the mixture into 6 fat crab cakes. Put them on a plate, cover, and stick them in the refrigerator to chill.

To serve, heat a 3-count of olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the crab cakes and cook for about 4 minutes each side until nice and crisp. Serve on torn butcher paper with fresh lemon wedges and Garlic Aioli with Celery Root.

Garlic Aioli with Celery Root:

About 2 cups shredded celery root, shredded using the grater attachment of a food processor or a mandoline

  • 2 tablespoons freshly chopped chives

Mince garlic and make into paste using the side of your knife. Hint: to make this go faster add a bit of salt to the garlic and continue mashing with the side of your knife.

Place the paste a large bowl and add: the sour cream, mayonnaise, celery seed, lemon juice, and oil. Season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Fold in the shredded celery root and chives. Give it a final taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

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Wine Suggestion for This Recipe

Chardonnay

Chardonnay

Rich, buttery white wine

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  • on January 07, 2012

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    We've been making these for quite some time now. We think they are absolutely SCRUMPTIOUS! We have even used imitation crab, and they were still absolutely delicious!

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  • on November 07, 2011

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    Absolutely delicious and I had no problem with them falling apart and this was my first time making any crab cakes. My husband loved them, even better than his mother's. I will definitely be making these again.

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  • on August 16, 2011

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    I have made these crab cakes and they got rave reviews from everyone! The only thing I used different was Blue Crab. Mostly the white meat, some claw meat. They were absolutely delicious!!!
    If you leave the cakes in refrigerator uncovered for at least 30 minutes like Tyler recommended, they wont fall apart.
    Thanks Tyler for a wonderful recipe!

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