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crab cakes

post #1 of 4
7/31/08 at 8:48pm
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I am planning to serve crab cakes as a first course. How do you recommend serving it -- i.e. by itself on a plate or with something? If with something, what? Also, is one 3 oz. cake enough for each person? Thanks.
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post #2 of 4
7/31/08 at 9:14pm
My recommendations,
Accoutrements:

~vidalia onion vinaigretted wild greens salad as a base
~Sweet and sour cole slaw
~White bean salad
~Arugula frissee salad

Sauces:
~mayonnaise based remoulade
~english mustard sauce
~ravigote
~red pepper gastrique


Just a few for you to "munch" on.
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post #3 of 4
8/2/08 at 4:23am
First, yes, one 3-ounce cake will be more than enough as a first course. Keep in mind a normal entree is only two of those.

Trouble with a crabcake by itself on a plate is that it looks so lonely. So you want to perk it up visually, and with additional flavor layers.

What I do is serve the crabcake on a slice of fried green tomato, then top it all with a squirt or two of remoulade. If you have them available, you can garnish with cooked claws as well.
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post #4 of 4
8/2/08 at 10:46am
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Thank you, LollaRossa and KYHeirloomer -- your suggestions were gratefully accepted. I wound up serving one crab cake with a salad topped with a shaving of carrots (for color) on a small plate -- and it was plenty. The party was a success!
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