{"id":228,"date":"2014-10-19T00:35:32","date_gmt":"2014-10-19T00:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/?p=228"},"modified":"2014-10-19T00:35:32","modified_gmt":"2014-10-19T00:35:32","slug":"paso-robles-cass-crab-cakes-viognier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/19\/paso-robles-cass-crab-cakes-viognier\/","title":{"rendered":"Paso Robles Wine Pairing – CASS Winery Crab Cakes & Viognier"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Steve Cass<\/address>\n

The CASS Winery Caf\u00e9 shares their recipe for their popular crab cakes.<\/h2>\n

While our son, Bryan, was in graduate school in Adelaide Australia, Alice and I had a great excuse to visit the really big island. On one of our trips, Bryan and I spent a day in the Coonawara, wine tasting. \u00a0By mid-day we were hungry and started asking around for a place to get some lunch. \u00a0We were told there was only one place in the area that served food, and we’d probably need reservations. Since we were there visiting the week before Christmas, every tasting room we visited was totally dead…no other customers, so we were skeptical about the need for reservations. It took us a while to find it, it was not in the middle of nowhere, but it was close. When we did find it, \u00a0we discovered the place was packed and had to fight our way through the doors and then wait for a table. Thus was born the idea of serving lunch at CASS Winery<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Our first menu item\u00a0was a crab cake recipe that my wife Alice has had for many years. It pairs \u00a0really well with our CASS Viognier<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and has been our best selling lunch item every month for the 7 years we have had the “cafe” open to the public. We get many requests for this recipe and here it is just in time for your fall holiday entertaining. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

\"CASS<\/a><\/p>\n

CASS Winery Crab Cakes with Corn<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>1 lb. crab meat (we use Phillips Crab)<\/p>\n

1 cup cooked corn (frozen petite white corn works well)<\/p>\n

\u00bc cup finely diced onion<\/p>\n

\u00bd cup finely diced pepper (green, red, orange, yellow, or purple)<\/p>\n

\u00bd cup finely diced celery<\/p>\n

1 cup mayonnaise<\/p>\n

\u00bd teaspoon dry mustard<\/p>\n

Pinch of cayenne pepper<\/p>\n

Salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste<\/p>\n

1 egg, lightly beaten<\/p>\n

1 \u00bc cups saltine cracker crumbs<\/p>\n

2 tablespoons olive oil<\/p>\n

2 tablespoons unsalted butter<\/p>\n

Tartar Sauce (recipe follows)<\/strong><\/p>\n

~\u00a0\u00a0 Combine the crabmeat, corn, onion, pepper, and celery in a bowl, and toss with a rubber spatula..<\/p>\n

~\u00a0\u00a0 In another bowl, combine the mayonnaise with the mustard and cayenne pepper.\u00a0 Stir into the crabmeat mixture, and add salt and pepper.\u00a0 Gently fold in the egg and \u00bc cup of the cracker crumbs with a spatula.<\/p>\n

~\u00a0\u00a0 Form the crab mixture into eight patties.\u00a0 Carefully coat the patties with the remaining 1 cup cracker crumbs, and chill, covered, for at least 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

~\u00a0\u00a0 Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter in a medium-size skillet.\u00a0 Cook the crab cakes over medium heat until golden on both sides, about 3 minutes per side, adding more oil and butter as necessary.\u00a0 Serve immediately, with Tartar Sauce on the side.<\/p>\n

Tartar Sauce – Makes 1 1\/2 cups<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 cup mayonnaise<\/p>\n

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice<\/p>\n

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce<\/p>\n

Dash of Tobasco sauce<\/p>\n

\u00bc cup finely diced dill pickle<\/p>\n

\u00bc cup chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley<\/p>\n

2 tablespoons finely minced shallots<\/p>\n

2 tablespoons tiny capers, drained<\/p>\n

Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste<\/p>\n

Mix the mayonnaise, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and Tobasco together in a bowl.\u00a0 Fold in the pickle, parsley, shallots, and capers.\u00a0 Season with salt and pepper, and refrigerate, loosely covered, at least 1 hour before serving (so the flavors will come out).<\/p>\n

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