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Seafood Burger with Tarter Sauce

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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 12m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • SEAFOOD BURGER
  • 1 pound fresh lobster meat (broken into pieces OR can use cooked lobster meat)
  • 1 pound fresh crab (Dungeness crab OR can use cooked crab meat)
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon parsley, freshly chopped
  • 2 large eggs (beaten)
  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise (do not use low-fat or salad dressing, mayonnaise only!)
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Butter (for cooking burgers)
  • 4 bread buns (brioche buns or hamburger buns)
  • TARTER SAUCE - Makes 1 1/2 cups and best made 24 hours in advance
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 cup finely diced pickles (seeds removed)
  • 1 tablespoon diced red onion
  • 1 tablespoon finely diced celery
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon capers
  • 2 teaspoons caper juice (from the jar)
  • 1/8 teaspoon teaspoon kosher salt
  • Pinch ground white pepper
  • Pinch cayenne pepper
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: FOR TARTER SAUCE: combine all ingredients in a stainless bowl and mix thoroughly until combined. Place 1/2 cup of the tartar sauce in the food processor and pulse until all ingredients are blended. Combine the puree mix into the original bowl and stir well. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve. This sauce is best made the night before to allow the flavors to develop.

  • Step 2: FOR THE SEAFOOD BURGER: reheat the oven to 350 degrees. Gently squeeze all of the excess moisture from the lobster and crab meats. Carefully examine the lobster and crab meat a handful at time and remove any shell fragments. Set aside.

  • Step 3: Mix the dry mustard, Worcestershire, parsley, eggs, mayonnaise, onion powder and salt in a large mixing bowl, then fold in cleaned lobster and crab meat. Stir until just combined to maintain texture of seafood. Gently fold in the bread crumbs and mix until just combined. DO NOT ADD ADDITIONAL BREADCRUMBS! - allow the mixture to rest so the breadcrumbs have adequate time to absorb excess moisture. The crab cake should be extremely moist and tender, just to the point of falling apart.

  • Step 4: Divide the crab cake mixture into four portions and shape into a burger form that fits the buns.

  • Step 5: Heat butter until just smoking and saute the crab burgers in skillet over medium heat until golden brown on both sides. Transfer to baking tray and place in oven for 2 to 3 minutes to ensure center is hot.

  • Step 6: Toast the buns. Place the burgers on the buns and garnish with tartar sauce.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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