Gluten Free Crab Cakes with Horseradish Sauce
I've been so busy with costuming stuff, it's been a while since I posted a recipe... and even longer since I've posted something gluten-free. Well, let's fix that 🙂
These Gluten Free Crab Cakes are everything you could want in a crab cake - flavourful, colourful, very quick and easy to make. The ingredients come together quickly, and cooking takes no time. The result is a meal that is suitable as a quick and relatively healthy weeknight meal... but also elegant and impressive for entertaining. With Valentine's Day coming up, this is a great recipe to have in your arsenal, for your gluten-free sweetie!
This is one of the recipes from my cookbook, Beyond Flour: A Fresh Approach to Gluten-Free Cooking and Baking! How many times have you come across a gluten-free recipe claiming to be “just as good as the normal version!”, only to wind up with weird textures, aftertastes, etc? Most gluten-free recipes are developed by taking a “normal” recipe, and swapping in a simulated “all purpose” gluten-free flour… whether store bought, or a homemade version. “Beyond Flour” takes a different approach: developing the recipe from scratch. Rather than swapping out the flour for an “all purpose” mix, I use various alternative flours as individual ingredients – skillfully blending flavours, textures, and other properties unique to each flour. Supporting ingredients and different techniques are also utilized to achieve the perfect end goal … not just a “reasonable facsimile”. You can order your copy from right here on my site, through Amazon, or through any major bookseller.
Gluten Free Crab Cakes with Horseradish Sauce
Ingredients
Crab Cakes
- 1 lb Crab Meat
- 1/4-1/2 Cup Mayonnaise
- 2 Large Eggs Beaten
- 1 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 Garlic Clove Pressed
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/3 Cup Rice Flour
- 3 Green Onions Finely Chopped
- 1 Fresno Chili Finely Chopped
- Vegetable Oil
- 1 Lemon Cut into wedges
Horesradish Sauce
- 1/2 Cup Sour Cream
- 2 Tbsp Mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp+ Prepared Horseradish
Instructions
Crab Cakes
- Strain any visible liquid off crab meat, if applicable. Pick through meat to remove shells, discard any found. Set crab meat aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, eggs, and mustard until smooth. Add Worchestershire sauce, garlic, salt, and rice flour, once again whisking until smooth and well incorporated. Add green onions, chili, and crab meat, gently mix until well combined.
- Cover and chill for 1 hour.
- In a large fry pan, heat 1-2 Tbsp oil over medium heat. As oil is heating, shape crab mixture into patties
- Use a metal spatula to gently transfer crab cakes to oil, being careful not to burn yourself – oil may spatter. Pan fry crab cakes until browned – about 4 minutes on each side.
- Serve warm, with lemon wedges and horseradish sauce:
Horseradish Sauce
- Whisk all sauce ingredients together until well blended, chill for 1 hour. Taste, add more horseradish if you’d like more bite.
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