
recipe
Crab Cakes
Meyer Lemon Aioli
Ingredients
- 1.0 lump crabmeat, drained and picked over for shells
- 3.0 tablespoons thinly sliced green onions (white parts only, from about 4 green onions)
- 1.0 count egg
- 2.0 cups panko bread crumbs
- 1.0 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 0.75 cups mayonnaise
- 1.0 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- Zest of 2 Meyer or regular lemons
- Juice of ½ Meyer or regular lemon
- 1.0 cloves garlic, minced
- 1.0 tablespoons minced fresh chives
- cooking oil
- kosher salt and black pepper
- flaky sea salt (optional)
Equipment
mixing bowls
Brava metal tray
Nutrition Information
Allergens: None
Instructions
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1
Prep crab cake mixture
- In medium bowl, stir together crabmeat, green onions, egg, 3 tablespoons panko bread crumbs, Worcestershire sauce, ¼ cup of the mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, half of lemon zest and a few pinches of salt and pepper.
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2
Form crab cakes
- Using your hands, form crab cake mixture into patties ¾ inch thick and 1½ inches wide. You should have about 24 crab cakes.
- Put remaining panko bread crumbs on a plate or shallow bowl; coat crab cakes on all sides with bread crumbs.
- Refrigerate crab cakes for 15 minutes to 1 hour.
- While crab cakes are refrigerated, prepare aioli.
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3
Make Meyer lemon aioli
- In small bowl, stir together remaining ½ cup mayonnaise, remaining lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, chives and a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Refrigerate aioli until ready to serve.
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4
Cook crab cakes
- Evenly spread a few tablespoons cooking oil on Zones 1, 2 and 3 of Brava metal tray.
- Place 12 crab cakes, evenly spaced apart, in Zones 1, 2 and 3 of metal tray (4 per zone).
- Slide metal tray into top shelf.
- Select “Crab Cakes” on your Brava touchscreen and follow instructions.
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5
Serve
- When your food is done, transfer crab cakes to serving platter.
- Sprinkle with flaky sea salt, if desired, and serve Meyer lemon aioli on the side.
- Before cooking remaining crab cakes, let metal tray and Brava cool for about 10 minutes before proceeding.