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Published January 5th, 2011
Crab Cakes Dianna
Crab Cakes Dianna Photo Susie Iventosch

INGREDIENTS

2 cups fresh, coarse bread crumbs from French bread
(process to the size of a pea)
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 pound fresh Dungeness crabmeat, picked over to remove bits
of cartilage/shell
2/3 cup finely chopped celery
1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
11/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 eggs, separated

DIRECTIONS
1. In a large mixing bowl, toss bread crumbs with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
2. Add all ingredients except eggs and mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add egg yolks and stir to combine.
3. In bowl of stand mixer whip egg whites until they hold stiff peaks. Gently fold into crab mixture.
4. Form into balls approximately 3 inches in diameter
(1 inch if making appetizers), and then slightly flatten tops and bottoms.
5. *Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large ovenproof skillet or sauté pan over medium-high heat.
Add crab cakes, cook until golden, and turn over.
Transfer to oven to finish cooking, about 8 minutes more.
Makes 8 large or 24 minis.
6. Serve with a Remoulade Sauce or Spicy Yogurt Sauce
*To save one step, you can simply brush crab cakes with olive oil and bake at 424º for 5-7 minutes per side, skipping the sauté step.

Remoulade Sauce
INGREDIENTS
1/2 roasted red pepper (fresh or 2 pieces from a jar)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 sour cream
1/4 cup celery, rough chopped
1/2 cup green onion, finely sliced
1/4 cup Italian flat leaf parsley, rough chopped
1/4 cup horseradish
1/2 lemon, zested and juiced
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
1 tablespoon Dijon
1 tablespoon Tabasco
1 tablespoon fresh garlic, minced
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS
Add all ingredients to a food processor and blend until fairly smooth Chill until ready to serve (at least one hour).

Spicy Yogurt Sauce
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup plain yogurt
2 teaspoons prepared horseradish (more or less as you like)
2 teaspoons Louisiana Hot Sauce (more or less as you like)
1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese (or 1/4 cup prepared blue cheese dressing)

DIRECTIONS
Place crumbled blue cheese in a medium bowl. Mash with fork until almost a paste. Stir in horseradish, hot sauce and yogurt. Mix well. Chill until ready to use.

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