Cajun Crawfish/Crab Cakes With Spicy Red Pepper Sauce

Submitted by Dawn399

"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."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 21
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 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 1 lb crabmeat
• 1⁄2 - 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1 cup whole wheat bread crumbs

directions

1. Red Pepper Sauce: Puree roasted red peppers in a blender, then add mayonnaise and spices.
2. Set aside and refrigerate.
3. Crawfish Cakes: Heat 1 teaspoons olive oil in sauté pan, sauté onion and celery until soft.
4. Place in a large mixing bowl.
5. Mix remaining ingredients except bread crumbs.
6. Place half of seafood mixture in a blender or processor and puree and return to mixing bowl and stir together.
7. Place bread crumbs evenly on a cookie sheet.
8. Form about 8 patties and coat them with bread crumbs.
9. Heat remaining 2 teaspoons of olive oil in a pan and cook patties in batches.
10. Cook for about 2-3 minutes each side until brown and crisp on outside.
11. Serve with red pepper sauce.

Reviews

[Madray7]

I made these as crab cakes for a Mardi Gras party. They are a bit time consuming to make, but well worth it. The Red Pepper Sauce with the crab cakes made them even better.

 

[A la Carte]

Thanks for the great dinner Dawn!!! Very easy but very elegant at the same time. Served over a bed of mixed greens this was a great light summer meal. Looked very pretty too. I will make this again very soon! Because I read C in PA review about the filler, I used 2 lbs of crawfish, but followed the recipe otherwise. This worked out awesome!!! My dh and I were very happy. It was quick enough for our weeknight dinner, but it made a nice change from our usual routine. The sauce is fantastic (I did use 1/4 cup mayo and 1/4 cup sour cream though, and added 1 chopped garlic clove too). Thank you again for submitting.

 

[Laura Martin]

I used crawfish that I found frozen at the local grocery. The cakes were very delicious and easy to cook. Tedious to put together though. My friends loved them. Will make again.

 

[C in PA]

Fantastic. Serious crab cake lovers will probably not be enchanted, as there seems to be a significant amount of filler, but I and my friends loved them. The Roasted Pepper sauce was fantastic paired with the cakes!