Recipe courtesy of Benjamin Chapin
Down-South Crab Cakes with Collard Greens and Roasted Garlic Beurre Blanc
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 5 servings
- Total: 3 hr 30 min
- Prep: 1 hr 20 min
- Cook: 2 hr 10 min
Ingredients
2 cups cornbread crumbs
1/4 cup diced red bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh chives
1/4 cup Creole mustard
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon adobo sauce
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup chopped cooked bacon
1 pound fresh jumbo lump crabmeat
Vegetable cooking spray
Collard Greens, recipe follows
Roasted Garlic Beurre Blanc, recipe follows
Garnishes:
chopped fresh chives
diced red bell pepper
Collard Greens:
1/2 cup diced prosciutto
3 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup diced onion
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 pounds fresh collard greens
3 cups chicken broth
Roasted-Garlic Beurre Blanc:
6 garlic cloves
Olive oil
Salt and black pepper
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Combine first 9 ingredients in a large bowl. Gently stir in crabmeat. Shape mixture into 10 (3 to 3 1/2-inch) patties. Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
- Bake for 12 minutes.
- Spoon Collard Greens onto individual serving plates, using a slotted spoon; top each serving with 2 crab cakes. Drizzle with Roasted Garlic Beurre Blanc. Garnish, if desired.
Collard Greens:
- Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat; add prosciutto, and saute 2 minutes. Add butter, onion, and garlic; saute until onion is tender. Add collard greens and chicken broth. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 30 to 45 minutes or until greens are tender.
Roasted-Garlic Beurre Blanc:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place garlic in center of an aluminum foil sheet. Drizzle garlic lightly with oil; sprinkle with salt and black pepper, to taste.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden.
- Squeeze out pulp from each garlic clove into a medium saucepan. Add lemon juice and white wine to garlic. Cook, uncovered, over medium-high heat about 20 minutes or until reduced by three-fourths. Stir in whipping cream; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 10 to 15 minutes or until reduced by half. Remove from heat; gradually whisk in butter, a few pieces at a time, until sauce is slightly thickened and smooth. Stir in salt and ground red pepper.