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Crab Cakes With Pasilla Chili Aioli

Type: Fish
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 lb 227g / 8ozShelled cooked crab
1/2 cup 118mlMayonnaise
1/2 cup 55g / 1.9ozMinced carrots
1/2 cup 55g / 1.9ozMinced celery
1 1/2 teaspoons 7.5mlLemon juice
  Salt
  Pepper
  Cayenne
2   White bread slices
1 tablespoon 15mlSalad oil
  Fresh cilantro sprigs
  Pasilla Chili Aioli
1   Dried pasilla chili (large)
1   Sliced pimientos - (4 oz)
1 tablespoon 15mlOlive oil
1   Chopped garlic clove
3 tablespoons 45mlDry white wine
1 teaspoon 5mlLemon juice
1/4 cup 59mlChicken broth
1/4 cup 59mlMayonnaise
  Salt
  Pepper

Recipe Instructions

1. Mix crab, mayonnaise, carrots, celery, and lemon juice. Add salt and pepper and cayenne to taste.

2. Tear bread into chunks; whirl in a blender or food processor until crumbs form; mound crumbs on a plate. Drop 1/4-cup portions crab mixture into crumbs, and sprinkle crumbs over top; pat into 1/2"-thick cakes.

3. Place a 10-12" nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Lightly coat pan with oil and cook cakes, using a wide spatula to turn once, until browned on both sides, about 4 minutes total.

4. Place cakes on salad plates; keep warm. Garnish with cilantro. Add aioli to taste.

*** PASILLA CHILI AIOLI ***

1. Remove and discard stems and seeds from dried pasilla; rinse chili. With scissors, cut the chili in 1/2" pieces.

2. Drain pimientos; pat dry.

3. In a 10-12" frying pan combine olive oil, chili, pimientos and garlic. Stir over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add wine and lemon juice. Stir over high heat until most of the liquid evaporates, about 1 minute. Add chicken broth; boil, uncovered, until liquid is reduced to 1/4 cup, about 2 minutes. Let cool.

4. Whirl mixture in a blender or food processor with mayonnaise until smoothly pureed. Add salt and pepper to taste. Makes 1/2 cup.

F Anton Brunbauer, Hyatt Regency Scottsdale, Scottsdale AZ

Source:
COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW # MF6636

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