Fresh From Florida Recipe: Make a Tasty Dish of Florida Blue Crab Cake Benedict
By Space Coast Daily // April 30, 2023
Fresh From Florida Recipe
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Fresh From Florida shows you how to make a delicious recipe for Florida blue crab cake benedict.
INGREDIENTS
Blue Crab Cake Benedict
■ 1 pound Florida crabmeat, drained, shell pieces removed
■ 1 large Florida tomato, sliced
■ 4 eggs, pan fried
■ ¼ cup red onion, finely chopped
■ 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
■ 3 tablespoons light mayonnaise
■ 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
■ ¾ teaspoon seafood seasoning
■ ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
■ 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
■ 1 ½ cups panko (Japanese breadcrumbs), divided
■ 2 tablespoons olive oil
Hollandaise Sauce
■ 3 eggs, yolks separated
■ ¼ teaspoon Dijon mustard
■ ½ lemon, juiced
■ Hot pepper sauce, to taste
■ 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
■ Sea salt, to taste
PREPARATION
Blue Crab Cake Benedict
■ Combine the red onions, parsley, mayonnaise, mustard, seafood seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, and egg whites a medium bowl. Gently fold in crabmeat and ¾ cup panko.
■ Cover and chill 30 minutes. Shape the crab mixture into 8 patties about ¾-inch thick. In a shallow dish, roll patties in remaining ¾ cup panko, coating evenly.
■ In a nonstick skillet over medium heat, heat oil and cook 4 crab cakes at a time for 7 minutes until golden brown on each side.
Hollandaise Sauce
■ In a blender or food processor, add mustard, lemon juice, egg yolks, and a few dashes of hot pepper sauce. Blend ingredients and slowly add the melted butter until the ingredients thicken.
■ Taste hollandaise and adjust seasoning with salt and hot pepper sauce. Serve sauce immediately.
■ To assemble Florida Blue Crab Cake Benedict, place one or two slices of tomato on each plate. Season the tomato lightly with salt and pepper. Place a pan-fried egg over each tomato slice.
■ Add a crab cake to the top of each pan-fried egg. Evenly distribute the hollandaise sauce over the top of each crab cake and serve immediately.
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