Crab Cake Sauce

Who doesn't love a tempting bite of crab cake that is made up to the mark of perfection. Crab cakes are one of the mouth-watering appetizers for the seafood lovers. They are often served as entrée for full course meals. There are numerous varieties of this dish, made with variations. However, one of the most important component in a crab cake dish is the sauce. Interestingly a variety of sauces go with this scrumptious dish and other crab recipes. If you are looking for some of the best and traditional recipes of sauces for crab cake, then take a look at the following.

Dijon Sauce for Crab Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp of Dijon mustard
• 1 small minced shallot
• 1 minced garlic clove
• Pinch of kosher salt
• Pepper to taste
• 1 cup white wine
• 1 tbsp butter

Method of Preparation

1. Over medium heat, you should saute shallot and garlic together in vegetable oil, until shallot changes its color.
2. Deglaze pan with wine until the wine becomes half of its original quantity.
3. Now add Dijon mustard, pepper and salt to it and boil.
4. Once it is properly boiled remove it from heat, stir and add butter.
5. Your dijon sauce is ready to serve!

Tartar Sauce for Crab Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• ¼ cup of finely chopped dill pickle
• 2 teaspoons of chopped fresh tarragon
• 2 tablespoons of fresh chopped parsley
• 2 tablespoons of drained capers
• ¼ cup of finely chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
• A pinch of salt
• A pinch of Black pepper

Method of Preparation

1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl and whisk them to blend.
2. Add salt and pepper to taste.
3. Cover, refrigerate and serve chilled with your hot and tempting crab cakes!

Creamy Caper Sauce for Crab Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 cup of mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil
• ½ cup of freshly chopped parsley
• ½ cup of chopped drained capers
• ½ cup of freshly chopped chives
• 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice

Method of Preparation
You just need to mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and whisk them. Now chill the mixture and served cold with your signature recipe of crab cakes!

Cocktail Sauce for Crab Cakes
The cocktail is the traditional sauce that can be used for all sea food dishes. Here is the recipe for the same.

Ingredients

• ½ cup of tomato juice
• 1 teaspoon of horseradish
• 1 spring of chopped parsley
• ½ teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce
• ½ teaspoon of vinegar
• ½ teaspoon of lemon juice

Method of Preparation
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl until blended properly. Refrigerate and served chilled with any kind of crab cakes.

Apart from these, there are also different varieties of crab cake dipping sauces like Rémoulade and the lemon dili sauce which can be prepared at home in no time.

As crab cakes and sauces are easy to prepare at home, you might as well consider making them for your family get-together or in-house parties. You are sure to win accolades for your culinary skills! Good luck!