Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and couples everywhere are looking for the perfect meal to celebrate. But you don’t need to go to an expensive restaurant to have a classy meal. In fact, our Culinary Institute of America-trained chef, Robert Giesman, recently shared a recipe for those looking to impress their sweetheart on Feb. 14.
The Kenwood’s Crab Cakes
The Kenwood’s Crab Cake
The Kenwood’s Crab Cakes
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. jumbo crab meat
- ¼ diced red pepper
- ¼ diced green pepper
- ¼ diced red onion
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp sour cream
- Juice from half of a lemon
- ½ cup panko bread crumbs
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp Old Bay seasoning
- ½ tsp granulated garlic
- 1 tsp dry mustard
- 3 drops of Tabasco sauce
- 3 drops of Worcestershire sauce
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit, and mix all the ingredients other than the crab meat and bread crumbs in a large mixing bowl.
- Pour the mixture over the crab meat and mix gently, then fold in the bread crumbs for a lightly textured breading. Do not over mix.
- Form small to medium-sized handfuls of the mixture into thick patties.
- Lightly sauté the crab cakes on both sides until golden brown, then bake them for 15 to 18 minutes.
- Serve on a bed of mixed greens, and garnish with a lemon wedge.
Variation: use a heart-shaped mold or your fingers to mold patties into heart shapes for a Valentine’s Day treat!