Crab Balls Wlemon Caper Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• For Lemon-Caper Sauce; Mix all ingredients together in a medium bowl to blend.
• Chill until cold.
• (Can be prepared up to 1 day ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.).
• For Crab Balls: Spray 2 baking sheets with nonstick spray.
• Whisk mayonnaise, eggs, mustard and Worcestershire in large bowl to blend.
• Gently mix in crabmeat and ground crackers.
• Place on prepared baking sheets.
• (Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover, chill.).
• Preheat broiler.
• Broil crab balls until brown and cooked through, watching closely to avoid burning and turning once, about 5 minutes.
• Serve with sauce.

Steps:

• Mix together imitation crab, cream cheese, onion, celery, and Worcestershire sauce. Form into a ball, place on a plate, and cover loosely with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm.

Steps:

• Spray 2 baking sheets w/ nonstick spray. Whisk mayonnaise, eggs, mustard and Worcestershire sauce in large bowl to blend. Gently mix in crabmeat and crackers. Roll mixture into 1 1/4 inch diameter balls. Place on prepared baking sheets. Can be made 8 hrs. ahead. Cover,chill. Preheat broiler. Broil crab balls until brown and cooked through, watching closely to avoid burning and turning once, about 5 minutes. Serve w/sauce.

Steps:

• for caper sauce:
• Whisk all ingredients in medium bowl. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• for crab cakes:
• Combine crabmeat, 1 cup breadcrumbs, and next five ingredients in large bowl. Spread 2 1/2 cups breadcrumbs on rimmed baking sheet. Using 1/4-cup capacity ice-cream scoop, form crab mixture into 24 small balls. Flatten slightly. Coat crab cakes in breadcrumbs, transfer to another baking sheet. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.
• Heat 1/2 cup oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, fry crab cakes until brown, adding more oil to skillet as needed, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer 2 crab cakes to each of 12 plates. Serve, passing caper sauce alongside.