We have a Fish sub forum and a Non-Fish/Seafood sub forum. This contains both so am posting in General Discussion. Last night was my second consecutive night of bachelorhood so decided to do more fish/seafood. Growing up in VA not too far from the Chesapeake Bay I fell in love with a good crab cake very early in life. Got that on the brain yesterday as what I wanted for dinner but didn't have any crab and didn't want to drive into town to get any. Hmmmm...I do have some large shrimp and some catfish fillets. This could work. Got a recipe for crab cakes from our friend Joe (
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)and went with it. The amount of meat he used was far more than what I used so just shot from the hip with amounts. Added a little at a time till it looked right.
Shrimp and fish
Cut up into nice sized pieces and into a small skillet with some butter and Cajun seasoning to very lightly cook
Done as I want it to be for now. Let it cool for a bit then onto a stainless steel bowl
Add all the ingredients, mix up, and put into a small CI baking dish
Now to get the gravy going. Start with flour and butter for the roux
Add some veggie stock, Better Than Bouillon veggie base, and a nice shot of Cajun seasoning
Onto the grill on the top rack. Grill running about 350
While the seafood cake was on the grill I made some cheesy cayenne grits. Took 15 or 20 minutes for the cake to cook then plate dinner
Close up
This was really really good. The shrimp and catfish cake was outstanding but that gravy put it way over the top. One of my best gravy efforts to date. A couple of takeaways though. Next time I'm gonna form the cake and cook it on a CI griddle. It was not an easy task getting that thing out of the dish without it going to pieces. Secondly will be to back off with the Cajun seasoning just a bit. I didn't use any salt at all but the seasoning has salt in it and there was just a hint more than I care for. Not overpowering or distasteful, just needed a little less. Overall for a completely off-the-wall dinner I was very happy with the way it came out. It will get done again, that's a given. I'd bet that just about any combination of seafood or fish would work really well so opportunities are endless. I didn't measure anything at all for any of this but if anybody would like the list f ingredients for the seafood cake just say so.
Well I'm gonna bring this to a closure. Y'all have a great weekend and thanks for dropping in...again
Robert
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)and went with it. The amount of meat he used was far more than what I used so just shot from the hip with amounts. Added a little at a time till it looked right.Shrimp and fish
Cut up into nice sized pieces and into a small skillet with some butter and Cajun seasoning to very lightly cook
Done as I want it to be for now. Let it cool for a bit then onto a stainless steel bowl
Add all the ingredients, mix up, and put into a small CI baking dish
Now to get the gravy going. Start with flour and butter for the roux
Add some veggie stock, Better Than Bouillon veggie base, and a nice shot of Cajun seasoning
Onto the grill on the top rack. Grill running about 350
While the seafood cake was on the grill I made some cheesy cayenne grits. Took 15 or 20 minutes for the cake to cook then plate dinner
Close up
This was really really good. The shrimp and catfish cake was outstanding but that gravy put it way over the top. One of my best gravy efforts to date. A couple of takeaways though. Next time I'm gonna form the cake and cook it on a CI griddle. It was not an easy task getting that thing out of the dish without it going to pieces. Secondly will be to back off with the Cajun seasoning just a bit. I didn't use any salt at all but the seasoning has salt in it and there was just a hint more than I care for. Not overpowering or distasteful, just needed a little less. Overall for a completely off-the-wall dinner I was very happy with the way it came out. It will get done again, that's a given. I'd bet that just about any combination of seafood or fish would work really well so opportunities are endless. I didn't measure anything at all for any of this but if anybody would like the list f ingredients for the seafood cake just say so.
Well I'm gonna bring this to a closure. Y'all have a great weekend and thanks for dropping in...again
Robert
