Robert De Niros Crab Cakes/citrus Sauce

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Ready in 45 minutes

Ingredients

1 c Heavy cream

1 bn Cilantro

1 ds Cayenne pepper

Tabasco sauce

Dry bread crumbs

1/4 c Orange juice

1/4 c Onion dice fine

1 ts Water

1 ds White wine vinegar

1 c Vegetable oil

1 Egg yolk

3 tb Butter

Vegetable or peanut oil

1/4 ts Jalapeno mince

1/4 ts Garlic mince

1 lb Crabmeat pick over, flake

2 Whole Eggs beat with

2 tb Flour

1/2 ts Mixed dried herbs

Flour for dredging

1 tb Butter

1 ts Lemon juice

1 bn Basil

Tabasco

1/4 c Red bell pepper dice fine

1/4 lb Raw salmon dice

1/2 ts Dijon mustard

1 ds Lemon juice


Directions

CAKES-In a saucepan cook pepper, onion and garlic in butter over moderately low heat until soft. In a bowl combine with Bechamel and stir in egg yolk, herbs, mustard, lemon juice, cayenne, Tabasco, salt and pepper. In another bowl combine 1/2 c sauce mixture with crab and salmon and toss lightly with a fork to combine well. Form into 3" patties and chill for 1 hour. Heat oil in a deep fryer to 350~. Dredge patties lightly in flour, then beaten egg and in bread crumbs, coating well. Deep fry in batches for 4 minutes or until light brown. Drizzle with Citrus Sauce and serve with a fruit salsa and fresh veggies. BECHAMEL-Melt butter over moderate heat. Add flour and cook, stirring for 10 to 15 minutes. Do not let the roux color. In another saucepan, bring cream to a boil. Reduce heat to very low, add roux, stirring constantly, and cook for 5 minutes. Cool. CITRUS SAUCE-In a blender puree herbs, juices, vinegar and jalapeno. Add oil, a little at a time, blending after each addition until sauce coats back of a spoon. Add Tabasco, salt and pepper. File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmkah001.zip

Review this recipe »

Related Recipes

Get the BigOven app!

Find any recipe, add your own, make grocery lists easily from recipes. Enter any 3 ingredients and BigOven will tell you what you can make. It's free! (4.5/5 stars)