Cajun Crawfish/Crab Cakes With Spicy Red Pepper Sauce Recipe #94461
This is an adaption of a South Beach recipe. The features that make it a healthier and lower carb recipe are still in place, but I've added a Cajun twist to it. The result is a delicious crawfish patty with a tasty, spicy red pepper sauce. The original recipe calls for crab and it is just as tasty.
by Dawn
40 min | 30 min prep
SERVES 8
Red Pepper Sauce
- 2 roasted red peppers (the variety that comes in a jar)
- 1/2 cup fat-free mayonnaise
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
Crawfish or Crab Cakes
- 3 teaspoons olive oil, divided
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 tablespoons ground walnuts
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons fat-free mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon crab boil seasoning (like Old Bay)
- 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed celery seed
- 1/2 teaspoon ground paprika
- 1 lb crawfish meat or crabmeat
- 1/2-1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- 1 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
- Red Pepper Sauce: Puree roasted red peppers in a blender, then add mayonnaise and spices.
- Set aside and refrigerate.
- Crawfish Cakes: Heat 1 teaspoons olive oil in sauté pan, sauté onion and celery until soft.
- Place in a large mixing bowl.
- Mix remaining ingredients except bread crumbs.
- Place half of seafood mixture in a blender or processor and puree and return to mixing bowl and stir together.
- Place bread crumbs evenly on a cookie sheet.
- Form about 8 patties and coat them with bread crumbs.
- Heat remaining 2 teaspoons of olive oil in a pan and cook patties in batches.
- Cook for about 2-3 minutes each side until brown and crisp on outside.
- Serve with red pepper sauce.
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