Recipe
Crab Cake Sliders
Prep: 15
Serves: 4
“Fresh flavors, spicy kick, easy recipe”
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Created by online cooking class club Homemade, this easy recipe for Crab Cake Sliders features fresh flavors with a spicy kick!
Ingredients
For the crab cake sandwiches
- 4 St Pierre Brioche Sliders
- 1 large egg
- 2 ½ tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 ½ teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper or your favorite hot sauce
- 1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- ½ red bell pepper, minced
- 1 celery stalk, minced
- Chives, minced (about 2 tablespoons)
- 1 pound lump crabmeat, picked through
- 1/3 cup panko breadcrumbs
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- Neutral oil such as avocado, canola or peanut
- Unsalted butter, room temperature
- Butter lettuce, for the sandwiches
For the spicy honey mustard
- 1/3 cup Dijon mustard
- 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 4 tablespoons honey
- ¼ – ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ¼ teaspoon mustard powder (or yellow mustard)
Method
- In a medium bowl whisk together the egg, mayonnaise, mustard, cayenne (or hot sauce) and Worcestershire
- Add the red bell pepper, celery, chives and a couple of pinches of kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Stir
- Fold in crabmeat followed by the panko breadcrumbs. Take care not to overmix this
- Divide mixture into quarters and shape each section into discs approximately 1 inch thick. Place on a plate or tray and refrigerate
- To make the spicy honey mustard: in a small bowl stir together the Dijon mustard, mayonnaise, honey, cayenne pepper and mustard powder (or yellow mustard). Taste and adjust sweetness and spiciness
- Place a large skillet over medium high heat. Add enough oil to completely coat the bottom of the pan. Once the oil is hot carefully place the crab cakes in
- Cook until golden brown, approximately 5 minutes. Use a fish spatula to carefully flip the crab cakes. Cook for another 4 – 5 minutes until golden brown. Transfer to a cooling rack and cover with foil
- Wipe out the skillet and place back on the heat
- Butter the inside of the St Pierre brioche slider rolls and place buttered side down. Cook for approximately 1 minute, until lightly toasted
- Assemble the sandwich: spread the spicy honey mustard on both sides of the sandwich
- Place a crab cake on the bottom bun, top with butter lettuce then bun.
Bon appétit!