Charleston Grill, Executive Chef Michelle Weaver's Crab Cakes
Ingredients
Crab Cakes
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- Salt and freshly ground white pepper
- 1 egg white
- ½ lemon, zested and juiced
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- 1 tablespoon thyme leaves
- 1 pound crab meat
- 2 tablespoons fresh breadcrumbs
- Butter or olive oil to cook
Sauce
- 2 shallots, finely chopped
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 6 shrimp, peeled and de-veined, cut into thin strips
- 10 red pear tomatoes
- 10 yellow pear tomatoes
- 2 limes, juiced
- 2 tablespoon fresh dill
Instructions
Crab Cakes: Mix together the mayo, salt, pepper, egg white, zest, juice, chives and thyme. Fold in the crab meat. Form mixture into patties, dust with breadcrumbs and sear in butter or oil until crisp and golden on both sides.
Sauce: Heat shallots in oil, add shrimp and cook. Add remaining ingredients and heat through. Serve warm over crab cakes.