Crab Cakes with Remoulade Sauce

The best crab cakes are freshly made and cooked in your skillet just until crunchy on the outside. The remoulade sauce is inspired by New Orleans cooking, and you can adjust the spice levels with more or less horseradish and Louisiana-style hot sauce. Crisp French fries make a great side, but you can go lighter with marinated green bean salad.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 707 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• ¾ cup mayonnaise
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons ground black pepper
• ¼ cup mayonnaise
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
• 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 3 tablespoons chopped green onion
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 2 teaspoons ketchup
• 1 tablespoon grainy mustard
• 2 dashes hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste
• 8 Ball Park® Hamburger Buns
• 1 teaspoon garlic granules
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted, or more as needed
• 1 ½ teaspoons minced red onion
• ½ tablespoon minced Italian parsley
• 2 (6 ounce) cans crabmeat, drained, picked clean
• 2 cups fine bread or cracker crumbs, divided
• 3 teaspoons seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
• Trimmings to include lettuce, tomato and onion, as desired, plus lemon wedges

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

To make sauce, combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk well. Cover and hold in refrigerator.

Step 2

To make crab cakes, combine mayonnaise, egg, red onion and parsley in a large bowl, stirring well with a fork.

Step 3

Add crab, 1 cup bread crumbs, seafood seasoning, salt, pepper, paprika and cayenne. Stir until combined; the mixture will be fairly loose and wet.

Step 4

Shape mixture into 8 patties of equal size. Coat each patty in remaining bread crumbs to make a crust.

Step 5

In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat and cook patties for about 8 minutes, turning just once about halfway through cooking, just until uniformly golden brown.

Step 6

Meanwhile, brush hamburger buns with melted butter and toast at 400 degrees F just until they begin to brown at edges.

Step 7

To serve, place patty on each bun, top with remoulade sauce and desired trimmings. Serve with extra sauce and lemon wedges on the table.