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Charleston Grill Crab Cakes

Charleston Grill Crab Cakes

Ingredients

Shrimp Sauce

  • 2 shallots, finely chopped
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 6 shrimp, peeled, deveined, and cut into julienne strips
  • 10 red pear tomatoes, halved
  • 10 yellow pear tomatoes, halved
  • Juice of 2 limes
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill

Crab Cakes

  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 egg white
  • Zest and juice of ½ lemon
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh chives
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
  • Salt and white pepper, to taste
  • 1 pound fresh lump crabmeat
  • Fresh bread crumbs, as needed
  • Butter or vegetable oil, for cooking
  • Fresh dill sprigs, for garnish

Preparation

Shrimp Sauce

  1. Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.
  2. Add the shallots and cook until softened.
  3. Add the shrimp and cook just until pink.
  4. Stir in the tomatoes, lime juice, and dill.
  5. Heat through and keep warm.

Crab Cakes

  1. In a large bowl, combine the mayonnaise, egg white, lemon zest and juice, chives, thyme, salt, and white pepper.
  2. Gently fold in the crabmeat, taking care not to break up the lumps.
  3. Form the mixture into evenly sized crab cakes.
  4. Lightly coat each crab cake with fresh bread crumbs.
  5. Heat butter or vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
  6. Cook the crab cakes until golden brown on both sides and heated through.
  7. Serve with the warm shrimp sauce and garnish with fresh dill.

Notes

  • Serves 4.

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