Cafe Bethesda's Crabcakes with Orange Remoulade
Ingredients
Ingredients for the Crabcakes
1/2 pound jumbo lump crabmeat; picked over,1/2 red pepper; cut into a fine dice,1/4 cup chopped green onion or chives,1 teaspon chopped fresh tarragon,1 teaspon smooth dijon mustard,1/2 teaspoon capers; drained,1 egg,2 tablespoons mayonnaise,dash Worcestershire Sauce,dash cayenne pepper,pinch salt,1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs,1/4 cup clarified butter or oil,
Directions
- Place picked-over crabmeat, red pepper, chopped green onion/chives in a medium bowl.
- Add mustard, tarragon, capers, egg, mayonnaise, Worcestershire, cayenne, and salt.
- Work in breadcrumbs and stir gently.
- Form mixture into cakes.
- Heat a heavy-bottomed saute pan until hot.
- Add butter/oil and saute crabcakes until brown. Flip gently and brown other side.
- If necessary, finish cooking for a few minutes in a preheated 400 degree oven.
- Serve warm with orange remoulade.



