Pan Seared Jumbo Lump Crab Cake

​recipe by Jose Sanchez, Tradition Golf Club

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SERVES 4

Ingredients:

Crab Cake 

• ⅓ cup Green Onion (diced)
• ¼ cup Aioli
• 4 Tbs. Clarified Butter
• 1 tsp. Lemon Juice
• ½ tsp. Lemon Zest
• ½ tsp. Salt
• 1 pinch Cayenne Pepper
• 1 lb. Lump Crab Meat
• 1 cup Sourdough Bread Crumbs
• Olive Oil for searing

Spicy Remoulade

• ½ Red Bell Pepper (diced)
• ½ Green Bell Pepper (diced)
• 1 Tbs. Red Onion (diced)
• 2 Tbs. Capers (chopped)
• ¼ bunch Parsley (chopped)
• ½ Tbs. Brown Sugar
• ½ Tbs. Blackening Spice
• ½ Tbs. Old Bay Seasoning
• 1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 tsp. Tabasco Sauce
• 2 cups Aioli
• 3 Tbs. Lemon Juice

Sweet Corn Relish

• 1 cup Corn Kernels (roasted)
• ⅓ cup Red Bell Pepper (diced)
• ⅓ cup Green Pepper (diced)
• ⅓ cup Red Onion (diced)
• 1 Tbs. Cilantro (chopped)
• 1 Lemon (juice)
• 1 Baby Cucumber (peeled, seeded and diced)
• ½ cup Tomatoes (seeded and diced)
• ⅓ cup Apple Cider
• 1 tsp. Coarse Black Pepper
• Kosher Salt to taste

Breaded Green Tomatoes

• 1 Green Tomato (½-inch sliced)
• 2 oz. Salted All-Purpose Flour
• 4 oz. Liquid Eggs
• 2 oz. Bread Crumbs

Other Ingredients

• 1 oz. Sweet Corn Relish
• 1 Corn Tortilla (julienned and fried)
• 1¼ Avocado (sliced)
• ¼ oz. Micro-Greens

Preparation

Crab Cake

Whisk all the ingredients except the crab meat and bread crumbs. Fold in the crab and bread crumbs and shape the crab cakes into a 4 oz. serving.

Pan sear the crab cake using a small amount of olive oil until golden brown.

Spicy Remoulade

In a medium size bowl mix all the ingredients together then set aside in the refrigerator.

Sweet Corn Relish

Mix all the ingredients together then chill in the refrigerator.

Breaded Green Tomatoes

Coat the tomato slices with the flour, then egg wash with the liquid eggs and bread them with the bread crumbs.

Deep fry the tomatoes until they are a golden brown.

Assembly

Pour a dash of the spicy remoulade in the center of a plate then place the breaded green tomatoes on top.

Place the crab cake on the tomatoes then  generously drizzle the spicy remoulade on top. 

Top with the sweet corn relish and avocado then garnish with the crispy tortilla strips and micro-greens.

Wine Match

Veuve Clicquot, France.

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The 18th Hole at Tradition Golf Club, La Quinta, California, USA. Image courtesy of Tradition.