Seafood Cakes

Seafood cakes made from crab, shrimp, flounder, scallops, sauteed vegetables, seasoned with salt, white pepper, and cayenne. Cakes are pan fried till golden brown.
Ingredients -
 
1 package Cornbread Mix, prepared
1 Red Bell Pepper, small
2 Garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
1 pound Lump Crab Meat
1/2 pound Flounder Fillets
1/2 cup Mayonnaise
1/8 teaspoon Cayenne
White Pepper, to taste
1 small Red Onion, finely chopped
1 Green Bell Pepper, seeded and chopped
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
1/4 pound Scallops
1/2 pound Shrimp, peeled
2 tablespoons Lime Juice
Salt, to taste
6 tablespoons clarified Butter
 
Preparation:
 
1. The cornbread should be prepared in advance, the cornbread cooled, broken into pieces and processed in a food processor to make fine corn bread crumbs.

2. In large saute pan, heat olive oil until hot. Saute onion, about 4 minutes.

3. Add green pepper and garlic until peppers are tender.

4. Coarsely chop scallops, shrimp, and flounder.

5. Remove vegetable mixture from stovetop.

6. Carefully fold in scallops, shrimp, flounder, crab, lime juice and mayonnaise.

7. Season crab cake mixture with salt, fresh white pepper, and cayenne.

8. Shape into equal size cakes.

9. Coat cakes in cornbread crumbs.

10. Refrigerate an hour.

11. In a large saute pan, heat 2 tablespoons of butter over high-heat.

12. Saute several cakes at a time, adding butter if needed, 3-4 minutes per side.

 
Variations and Recipe Ideas:
 
 
 



Cooking Tip

Clarified Butter
The idea behind clarifying butter is to remove the water and mild solids, leaving the butterfat. Butterfat has a higher burning point than butter, so it wont brownas quickly.

Cooking Tip

Clarifying Butter
Start with one cup of unsalted butter in a small saucepan. Bring the unsalted butter to a boil over low heat. The solids will separate from the fat after about 10-12 minutes. Remove from the stovetop. Allow the butter to stand for a few moments. Skim the foam off the top. Slowly pour off the clear yellow butterfat, leaving the milk solids that have settled on the bottom of the saucepan.


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