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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
Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.
Add the shallots and cook until softened.
Add the shrimp and cook just until pink.
Stir in the tomatoes, lime juice, and dill.
Heat through and keep warm.
Crab Cakes
In a large bowl, combine the mayonnaise, egg white, lemon zest and juice, chives, thyme, salt, and white pepper.
Gently fold in the crabmeat, taking care not to break up the lumps.
Form the mixture into evenly sized crab cakes.
Lightly coat each crab cake with fresh bread crumbs.
Heat butter or vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Cook the crab cakes until golden brown on both sides and heated through.
Serve with the warm shrimp sauce and garnish with fresh dill.
Notes
Serves 4.
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