Crab Cakes with Garlic Mayonnaise

Great little before dinner nibblers! I recommend serving on pieces of lettuce leaf for easier handling. The recipe came from Food & Drink - the best of the decade!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 36 crab cakes

Ingredients

• CAKES

• 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise
• 1  egg yolk
• 1  tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 2  teaspoons lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 3  tablespoons  chopped  coriander
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped green onion
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped  roasted red pepper
• 1  lb  crabmeat (defrosted & drained - if frozen)
•  salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  hot sauce
• 1⁄2 cup cornmeal
• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 3  tablespoons  melted butter

• GARLIC MAYO

• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• 1  teaspoon  finely chopped garlic
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  hot sauce
• 2  tablespoons  chopped  coriander
•  salt & freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. CRAB CAKES: Combine first 8 ingredients in a bowl.
2. Flake crab meat& stir into mixture.
3. Season to taste& add hot pepper sauce.
4. Combine corn meal& flour on a plate.
5. Form crab mixture into 1 tbsp sized balls, flatten slightly, roll in corn meal flour mixture& place on a baking sheet that has been brushed with melted butter.
6. Drizzle more melted butter on each crab cake& bake in preheated 450F oven, turning once for 15 minutes or until crisp.
7. GARLIC MAYO: Whisk all ingredients in a bowl.
8. Serve with crab cakes.