Crab Cakes With Chipotle Aioli

I had a lot of imitation crab meat in my freezer that needed to be used. I figured I'd try to make some crab cakes, these were pretty good for imitation crab, I think it would be even better if you used real crab meat. But if you are on a budget imitation crab works just fine! I whipped up a chipotle aioli as the sauce and it so yummy!

Ingredients:

1 lb Imitation Crab Meat, diced

1 cup Bread Crumbs, divided

1 Egg

2 tbsp Mayonnaise

2 tbsp Mustard

1 tbsp Dill Weed

2 tbsp Lemon Juice

2 tbsp Olive Oil

1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce

Spicy Chipotle Aioli Sauce:

3-6 Chipotle Chilis in Adobo Sauce

2 tsp Lime Juice

1 cup Mayonnaise

1 tbsp Cilantro , chopped and optional

1/4 tsp fine Sea Salt

1/4 tsp ground Black Pepper

Instructions:

1. Combine crab meat, 1/2 cup of bread crumbs, egg, mayonnaise, mustard, dill, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce.

2. Shape into 8 equal patties. Place your remaining bread crumbs in a shallow bowl; dip each patty into crumbs to cover.

3. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

4. Start on the sauce while you wait for the crab cakes. In a blender, puree chipotle peppers and adobo sauce for 30 seconds. It should be thick and paste like, it will not be smooth. Transfer to a separate bowl.

5. Add remaining ingredients into the blender, including lime juice, mayonnaise, cilantro (optional) fine sea salt and ground black pepper.

6. Add 1 tablespoon of chipotle peppers at a time until the desired taste is achieved.

7. Refrigerate for a minimum of 30 minutes or until served.

8. When the crab cakes are ready, heat a large skillet coated with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, cook crab cakes over medium heat until browned on both sides. Serve immediately!