Crab Cakes with Remoulade Sauce

Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

For this recipe, the best crab cakes are freshly made and cooked in a skillet until crunchy. The remoulade sauce is influenced by New Orleans cuisine.

Ingredients

3/4 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons chopped green onion
1 tablespoon grainy mustard
1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 teaspoons ketchup
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
1 teaspoon garlic granules
2 dashes hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 large egg, beaten
1 1/2 teaspoons minced red onion
1/2 tablespoon minced Italian parsley
2 cups fine bread or cracker crumbs, divided
2 (6 ounce) cans crabmeat, drained, picked clean
2 tablespoons ground black pepper
3 teaspoons seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 pinch cayenne pepper
paprika to taste
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
8 Ball Park® Hamburger Buns
1 tablespoon butter, melted, or more as needed
lettuce, tomato, and onion, for topping, as desired, plus lemon wedges

Directions

1 Whisk ¾ cup mayonnaise, green onion, mustard, 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, ketchup, vinegar, horseradish, garlic granules, and hot pepper sauce together in a medium bowl; season with salt and black pepper. Cover sauce; refrigerate until ready to serve.
2 Combine ¼ cup mayonnaise, egg, red onion, and 1 ½ teaspoons minced parsley in a large bowl, stirring well with a fork.
3 Add 1 cup bread crumbs, crabmeat, 2 tablespoons black pepper, seafood seasoning, ½ teaspoon sea salt, cayenne pepper, and paprika; stir until combined, the mixture will be fairly loose and wet.
4 Shape crabmeat mixture into 8 equal-sized patties. Coat patties in remaining 1 cup bread crumbs to make a crust.
5 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook patties until uniformly golden brown, about 8 minutes, flipping halfway through cooking.
6 Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Arrange hamburger buns, split sides up, on a baking sheet.
7 Brush buns with melted butter. Toast in the preheated oven until edges begin to brown.
8 Place 1 crab cake on each bun, top with remoulade sauce and desired toppings. Serve with extra sauce and lemon wedges.