Instructions

In a large mixing bowl combine the crabmeat, red and green sweet peppers, green onions, Creole seasoning, pepper sauce, worcestershire sauce, table salt and pepper. Lightly mix with a fork, being careful to keep the lumps of crabmeat intact.

Gently blend in the mayonnaise and one lightly beaten egg, then 2 tablespoons of the breadcrumbs. Taste the mixture and adjust seasonings to your liking. Cover and refrigerate for one hour.

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Shape the chilled crabmeat mixture into 8 equal-size balls. Place them on the parchment-lined sheet or pan.

Refrigerate the crab balls for about 3 hours, until they are firm. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

In a small mixing bowl, lightly whisk together 1 egg and the milk to make egg wash.

Place the seasoned flour in a pie pan, and the remaining scant 3 cups of breadcrumbs in a separate pie pan. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. One at a time, gently and lightly dust the chilled crabmeat balls in the flour, then quickly moisten all over with the egg wash, letting excess liquid drain off. 8. Gently roll the crabmeat balls in the breadcrumbs and place them on the prepared baking sheet.
Heat the clarified butter in a heavy 12-inch sauté pan or heavy skillet over medium heat.

Meanwhile, line another rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Form the crabmeat balls into cakes about 3⁄4-inch thick, pressing them gently together to make them fairly solid, and place them on the prepared baking sheet.

Pan-fry four of the cakes in the heated butter, placing them in the sauté pan at least a half-inch to an inch apart, for about three minutes or until the undersides are nicely browned.

With a spatula, gently turn the cakes over and brown the other sides, about two minutes more. As the cakes brown, transfer them to a third parchment-lined baking sheet.

Repeat Steps 11 and 12 to brown the remaining four crab cakes.

Bake the cakes uncovered just until they are cooked through and lightly plumped, five to seven minutes.

Instructions

In a medium-size, nonreactive mixing bowl, dissolve the dry mustard in the lemon juice. Stir in the mayonnaise.

Gently fold in the red & green sweet peppers, capers, parsley, mustard, horseradish, black pepper, tarragon, pepper sauce & egg.

Cover the sauce and refrigerate it—at least one hour or up to four hours—until it is ready to serve, then taste and adjust the seasonings to your liking. If you are using crabmeat in the sauce, gently blend it in just before serving, being careful to keep the crab lumps from breaking up too much.