Crab Cakes With Curried Yogurt Sauce Recipes

CRAB CAKES WITH CURRIED YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together 1/4 cup mayonnaise and yogurt. Season with curry powder, chile pepper, and garlic powder. Stir in the mango chutney. Cover and chill at least 30 minutes.
• In a separate bowl, toss together the green onion, jalapeno, garlic, bread crumbs, and 1/2 the crackers. Mix in the egg, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and Old Bay seasoning. Fold in the crabmeat. Form the mixture into 6 cakes and evenly coat with the remaining bread crumbs.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook each cake about 5 minutes on each side, until heated through and golden brown. Serve with the chilled sauce mixture.

CURRIED CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl, stir well.
• Heat a large nonstick frypan coated with cooking spray over medium high heat.
• Add onion, bell pepper, and celery, cover, reduce heat to medium low and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the curry powder mixture, ginger and garlic, cook, uncovered, 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Spoon mixture into a large bowl, cool.
• Wipe frypan clean with a paper towel.
• Add 3/4 cup breadcrumbs, mayonnaise, rind, crabmeat and egg to onion mixture, stir well.
• Divide crabmeat mixture into 24 equal portions, shaping each into 1/2 inch thick patty.
• Place remaining breadcrumbs in a shallow dish, dredge each crab cake in breadcrumbs.
• Melt 2 teaspoons butter in pan over medium heat.
• Add 8 patties and cook 2 minutes on each side or until browned.
• Remove the crab cakes from pan, and keep warm.
• Repeat procedure with remaining butter and patties.
• Garnish with parsley sprigs.

MINI CRAB CAKES WITH CURRIED TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix mayonnaise, relish, mustard, hot sauce, garam masala, and cilantro for tartar sauce in a bowl until well blended. Cover and chill in the refrigerator until flavors have blended, about 1 hour.
• Melt butter in a frying pan. Add celery, onion, and bell peppers; saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and set aside to cool.
• Place bread crumbs and crabmeat in a large bowl. Add cooled vegetables, eggs, seafood seasoning, pepper, and cayenne; mix until well blended and moist. Form crab mixture into 1 1/2- to 2-inch balls.
• Heat oil in a frying pan over medium or medium-low heat. Add crab balls and flatten the tops with a spatula. Fry to a golden brown, about 5 minutes. Carefully flip and repeat to brown the other side. Drain on a wire rack.
• Serve with curried tartar sauce.