From crispy exteriors to delectable crab interiors, Asian crab cakes stand as a testament to Asian cuisine. Their magic lies in the symphony of flavors that arises from fresh crab meat, aromatic herbs, and carefully selected spices, each ingredient contributing its own distinct note to the harmonious whole. When paired with the freshness of peppery arugula and a tantalizing wasabi dressing, these crab cakes are elevated to a dish that is both refined and captivating. With its sweet and piquant kick, the wasabi dressing cuts through the richness of the crab cakes, while the arugula adds a layer of subtle bitterness that elegantly balances the flavors.
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ASIAN CRAB CAKES OVER ARUGULA WITH WASABI DRESSING
Make and share this Asian Crab Cakes over Arugula With Wasabi Dressing recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Vino Girl
Categories Crab
Time 33m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine egg and bread until the liquid is absorbed.
- Add mayo, ginger, scallion, and soy sauce; stir.
- Gently fold in crab and season with salt and pepper.
- Shape mixture into eight 2 to 2 1/2 inch patties; cover and chill 15 minutes.
- In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook crab cakes in sesame oil, turning once, for 8 minutes or until brown and crisp (if necessary, cook in two batches, using 2/3 of the oil for the first batch and the rest for the second).
- Make dressing by whisking together wasabi paste, vinegar, sesame oil, sour cream and soy sauce.
- Toss arugula with 3 tablespoons dressing.
- Divide greens onto four plates and top with two crab cakes.
- Drizzle the remaining dressing over each plate.
ASIAN-STYLE CRAB CAKES WITH WASABI CAPER SAUCE
Make and share this Asian-Style Crab Cakes With Wasabi Caper Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by susie cooks
Categories Crab
Time 42m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Make wasabi caper sauce:.
- Stir together all sauce ingredients and chill, covered, until ready to use.
- Make crab cakes:.
- Wash leek well in a bowl of cold water, agitating leek, then lift out and drain.
- Whisk together whole egg, yolk, mayonnaise, and mustard in a large bowl, then stir in bell pepper, leek, ginger, and 3/4 cup panko.
- Stir in crabmeat and chill, covered, 1 hour.
- Divide mixture into 8 mounds and form into 8 (1-inch-thick) patties.
- Spread remaining 3/4 cup panko in a shallow dish, then carefully coat patties, 1 at a time, in panko.
- Heat 3/4 inch oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until it registers 350°F on thermometer.
- (Adjust heat as necessary; see cooks' note, below.) Fry crab cakes in 2 batches, turning over once, until golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes per batch.
- Transfer to several layers of paper towels to drain.
- Return oil to 350°F between batches.
- Serve crab cakes with sauce.
ASIAN-STYLE CRAB CAKES WITH WASABI CAPER SAUCE
Steps:
- Make wasabi caper sauce:
- Stir together all sauce ingredients and chill, covered, until ready to use.
- Make crab cakes:
- Wash leek well in a bowl of cold water, agitating leek, then lift out and drain.
- Whisk together whole egg, yolk, mayonnaise, and mustard in a large bowl, then stir in bell pepper, leek, ginger, and 3/4 cup panko. Stir in crabmeat and chill, covered, 1 hour. Divide mixture into 8 mounds and form into 8 (1-inch-thick) patties. Spread remaining 3/4 cup panko in a shallow dish, then carefully coat patties, 1 at a time, in panko.
- Heat 3/4 inch oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until it registers 350°F on thermometer. (Adjust heat as necessary; see cooks' note, below.) Fry crab cakes in 2 batches, turning over once, until golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes per batch. Transfer to several layers of paper towels to drain. Return oil to 350°F between batches. Serve crab cakes with sauce.
- *Available at Asian markets and Uwajimaya (800-889-1928).
ASIAN CRAB CAKES
Mini crab cakes encrusted with sesame seeds get a kick from wasabi and soy sauce. The toppings of wasabi, mayonnaise, cucumber, and pickled ginger add creaminess, crispness, and tang, as well as color.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Yield Makes about 24
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Flake crabmeat with a fork in a medium bowl; stir in 1/4 cup mayonnaise, scallions, soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon wasabi, and zest. Stir in 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, stir together remaining 3 tablespoons mayonnaise and 1 1/2 teaspoons wasabi in a small bowl. Using a vegetable peeler, make 3/4-by-2-inch ribbons from cucumber (you'll need about 24 ribbons, or 1 for each cake). Fold each ribbon into thirds.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and pepper. In a small bowl, beat eggs with the water. In a shallow bowl, stir together sesame seeds and remaining 1/2 cup breadcrumbs.
- Form 1 scant tablespoon crab mixture into a ball; dip in seasoned flour. Flatten into a 3/4-inch-thick disk about 1 1/4 inches in diameter. Repeat with remaining crab mixture. Dip cakes in egg mixture, then dredge in breadcrumb mixture.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium until hot but not smoking. Add half the crab cakes; cook, turning once, until golden and crisp on both sides, about 1 1/2 minutes. Using a slotted spatula, transfer to paper-towel-lined plates to drain. Repeat with the remaining cakes, adding more oil if needed.
- To serve, dot each crab cake with wasabi mayonnaise, and top with a cucumber ribbon and a piece of ginger.
WASABI CRAB CAKES
With wasabi in both the crab cakes and the dipping sauce, this festive appetizer brings its own heat to the holiday party. -Marie Rizzio, Interlochen, Michigan
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 50m
Yield 2 dozen (1/2 cup sauce).
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425°. Combine red pepper, celery, 1/3 cup bread crumbs, green onions, egg whites, mayonnaise and wasabi. Fold in crab., Place remaining bread crumbs in a shallow bowl. Drop a heaping tablespoonful of crab mixture into crumbs. Gently coat and shape into a 3/4-in.-thick patty; place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Repeat with remaining mixture., Spritz crab cakes with cooking spray. Bake until golden brown, 15-18 minutes, turning once. Meanwhile, combine sauce ingredients. Serve with crab cakes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 31 calories, Fat 1g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 8mg cholesterol, Sodium 148mg sodium, Carbohydrate 4g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
ASIAN MINI CRAB CAKES
Steps:
- Flake the crabmeat with a fork in a medium bowl; stir in 1/4 cup of the mayonnaise and the scallions, the soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of the wasabi, and the zest. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the bread crumbs. Cover with plastic wrap; chill 1 hour.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, salt, and pepper; set aside. In a small bowl, beat the eggs with 1 tablespoon water; set aside. In a shallow bowl, stir together the sesame seeds and remaining 1/2 cup bread crumbs.
- Form 1 scant tablespoon crab mixture into a ball; dip in the seasoned flour. Flatten into a 3/4-inch-high cake about 1 1/4 inches in diameter. Repeat with the remaining crab mixture. Dip the cakes in the egg mixture, then roll in the bread crumb mixture.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Add half the crab cakes; cook, turning once, until golden and crisp on both sides, about 1 1/2 minutes. Using a slotted spatula, transfer to paper-towel-lined plates to drain. Repeat with the remaining cakes, adding more oil if needed. Let cool completely.
- Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Freeze (uncovered) until firm, about 1 hour. Transfer to an airtight container; freeze up to 6 weeks.
- To serve, preheat the oven to 425°F. Place the crab cakes on an ungreased baking sheet, and bake until heated through, 10 to 14 minutes.
- Meanwhile, stir together the remaining 3 tablespoons mayonnaise and 1 1/2 teaspoons wasabi. Using a vegetable peeler, make 24 2 × 3/4-inch ribbons from the cucumber. Fold each into thirds.
- Dot each crab cake with 1/2 teaspoon wasabi mayonnaise; top with cucumber and ginger.
MINI ASIAN CRAB CAKES
Mini crab cakes encrusted with sesame seeds get a kick from wasabi and soy sauce. The toppings of wasabi, mayonnaise, cucumber, and pickled ginger add creaminess, crispness, and tang, as well as color.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Yield Makes about 2 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Flake crabmeat with a fork in a medium bowl; stir in 1/4 cup mayonnaise, scallions, soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon wasabi, and zest. Stir in 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs. Cover with plastic wrap; chill 1 hour.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and pepper; set aside. In a small bowl, beat eggs with 1 tablespoon water; set aside. In a shallow bowl, stir together sesame seeds and remaining 1/2 cup breadcrumbs.
- Form one scant tablespoon crab mixture into a ball; dip in seasoned flour. Flatten into a 3/4-inch high cake about 1 1/4 inches in diameter. Repeat with remaining crab mixture. Dip cakes in egg mixture, then roll in breadcrumb mixture.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Add half the crab cakes; cook, turning once, until golden and crisp on both sides, about 1 1/2 minutes. Using a slotted spatula, transfer to paper towel-lined plates to drain. Repeat with the remaining cakes, adding more oil if needed. Let cool completely.
- Transfer crab cakes to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Freeze (uncovered) until firm, about 1 hour. Transfer to an airtight container; freeze until ready to use, up to 6 weeks.
- To serve, preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place the crab cakes on an ungreased baking sheet, and bake until heated through, 10 to 14 minutes.
- Meanwhile, stir together remaining 3 tablespoons mayonnaise and 1 1/2 teaspoons wasabi. Using a vegetable peeler, make 24 (2-by-3/4-inch) ribbons from cucumber; fold each ribbon into thirds.
- Dot each crab cake with 1/2 teaspoon wasabi mayonnaise; top with a slice of cucumber and a slice of ginger.
Tips:
- Use high-quality crab meat for the best flavor. Fresh or frozen crab meat works well.
- Be gentle when mixing the crab cakes together. Overmixing can make them tough.
- Form the crab cakes into 1-inch balls, then flatten them slightly. This will help them cook evenly.
- Pan-fry the crab cakes over medium heat until they are golden brown and cooked through. Don't overcrowd the pan, or the crab cakes will steam instead of fry.
- Serve the crab cakes immediately with the wasabi dressing and arugula salad.
Conclusion:
These Asian crab cakes are a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer or main course. They are perfect for a party or a special occasion. The crab cakes are packed with flavor, and the wasabi dressing and arugula salad add a refreshing touch. If you are looking for a new and exciting way to enjoy crab, give these Asian crab cakes a try.
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