Smokey Joes Crab Cakes Recipes

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together.
• Make into 4 oz. patties
• Coat with flour and fry in 1 inch of oil until golden brown.

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE CRAB CAKES: In a colander drain the crabmeat (if frozen, allow to defrost) and pat dry with paper towels. In a medium bowl flake the crabmeat with a fork and discard any shell or cartilage. Add the remaining crab cake ingredients and mix gently but thoroughly. Shape into eight small cakes about 3 inches in diameter and 3/4 inch thick. Place the cakes on a plate, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 2 hours so they hold together on the grill.TO MAKE THE DRESSING: In a medium bowl whisk together the salad dressing ingredients, including salt and pepper to taste. Just before serving, toss the salad greens with the dressing and arrange on four plates.Lightly brush or spray both sides of the crab cakes with vegetable oil. Grill over Direct High heat until the bread crumbs are toasted, 6 to 8 minutes, carefully turning with a wide spatula once halfway through grilling time. Place two warm crab cakes on each plate and serve with a lemon wedge.From Weber's Big Book of Grilling. Copyright © 2001 Weber-Stephen Products Co. All rights reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California.

Steps:

• Mix mayonnaise, egg yolks, lemon juice, Worcestershire, mustard, pepper, salt, blackening seasoning, red pepper flakes, parsley, breadcrumbs. Gently add crabmeat. Make into 4-ounce patties. Fry in 1 inch of oil until golden brown.

Steps:

• Tear bread into small pieces into a bowl with crab. Add mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, 2 Tbsp egg (discard remainder), and a pinch of salt. Mix together gently but thoroughly, then form into 4 patties (about 3 inches in diameter).
• Heat butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until foam subsides, then cook crab cakes, turning once, until golden brown, about 6 minutes total.
• Serve with:
• french fries and/or baby greens tossed with lemon vinaigrette.

Steps:

• Heat the broiler to 500 degrees (or its highest setting). On your oven's highest rack, broil all the bread slices on a baking sheet for 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden and crisp but not burned. Flip all the slices over and broil for another 2 to 3 minutes. Turn the broiler off and allow the bread to crisp in the oven until totally dry, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove the bread from the oven and let cool. Using a box grater or rolling pin, coarsely grate and crush the bread slices into bread crumbs (or, pulse them in a food processor). The crumbs should look and feel like sand; you should get about 4 cups. Set the bread crumbs aside.
• In a large cast-iron skillet, melt the butter over high heat. Once the butter is melted, add the onion and cook, stirring often, until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Pour the butter and onion into a large bowl. Whisk the flour into the melted butter and onion, then slowly whisk in the milk to make a creamy sauce. Once the sauce is smooth, whisk in the eggs, lemon juice, vinegar and mace.
• Add the crab meat to the cream sauce and mix lightly with a fork; don't break up the pieces of crab meat. Gently fold in just enough of the bread crumbs so that the mixture holds together (about 2 1/2 cups). Divide the crab mixture into 12 equal portions, setting them on a baking sheet as you go. They should be thick rounds - about the size of the palm of your hand, and roughly 1 1/2 inches thick.
• Using your hand, take a scoop of the toasted bread crumbs and coat each crab cake.
• Wipe out the skillet and heat the oil over high. Once the oil is hot, place a few of the crab cakes in the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 3 to 5 minutes on each side, or until browned and cooked through. Place the cooked crab cakes on a paper towel to drain. Working in batches, cook the remaining crab cakes, adding more oil as needed.
• Serve crab cakes immediately, or set aside in a warm oven (see Tip) while you cook the remaining crab cakes.