Deviled Crab

Deviled crab cakes with a white cream and basil sauce.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 380 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 1 ½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ¾ teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• ½ cup white wine
• ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 cup dry bread crumbs
• ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• ¼ cup fresh parsley, minced
• 5 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
• 1 ¾ pounds crabmeat
• ¾ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 cups clam juice
• 1 ½ tablespoons fresh basil, minced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine crabmeat, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, and salt together in a bowl; mix thoroughly. Shape crab mixture into cakes and roll in bread crumbs to coat.

Step 2

Heat 4 tablespoons oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add crab cakes and saute for 5 minutes. Flip and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes longer.

Step 3

Meanwhile, combine remaining 1 tablespoon oil, butter, and garlic in a 1.5-quart saucepan over medium heat until butter has melted and mixture is hot. Slowly whisk in flour. Cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes.

Step 4

Slowly add the clam juice to the flour mixture, whisking constantly and vigorously. Pour in white wine, black pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes; bring to a simmer. Add cream, parsley, lemon juice, and basil and continue to simmer, without boiling, until thick enough to evenly coat the back of a spoon.

Step 5

Serve the sauce over the crab cakes.