This creamy, lemony, smokey, and spicy remoulade sauce pairs amazingly with any seafood! It makes a wonderful crab cake sauce or po’ boy sauce.
What is Remoulade Sauce?
Remoulade sauce was invented in France as a condiment originally meant for french fries but has since transformed into different varieties (though you could certainly use this for dipping french fries). This recipe is more like a Louisiana remoulade because of the paprika, cayenne, and mustard. It pairs well with seafood, especially these baked crab cakes, and contains a healthy amount of tang from the lemon juice and a nice hint of spice from the cayenne pepper.
Use this remoulade the following ways:
- crab cake sauce or po' boy sauce
- slather some on fried soft shell crab
- dip for fried shrimp, crawfish, or calamari
Try it with this Baked Crab Cakes recipe:
Try with this Baked Crab Cakes Recipe!
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Remoulade Sauce | Crab Cake Sauce
☑ Ingredients
- ⅔ cup mayo
- 1 Tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 Tablespoon chopped chives
- 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and serve it as a condiment.
Nutrition
*Nutritional information is an estimate, calculated using online tools.
Hannah
We made this remoulade sauce and your crab cakes - both were a hit with the whole family! We served with a green salad and it was quickly a family favorite dinner in no time! Can't wait to make it again soon!
Jamie
Thank you Hannah! That makes me so happy to hear! We love serving it at our house too. 🙂
Lara
I made this with crab cakes last week. My son loved it! Thank you!
Ashley
Hi Jamie!
This delicious sauce was served with some tuna patties tonight, but I will definitely be trying your crab cakes soon!
Many thanks, Ashley
Tara
I am not a seafood fan, but this sauce has always been one of my favourites! I just purchased an air fryer, so I made a batch of sweet potato fries to serve with the sauce. Yum! Truly so tasty - I will be making it again for sure!
Jamie
Thanks Tara! Great idea using this to dip fries!
Spencer
This is so tasty - we used it as a burger sauce with some crispy fish burgers! So good. Was excellent on crab cakes we made earlier this month too.
Letisha Leach
Love this sauce! It's a great complement to crab cakes. I didn't have smoked paprika, so I substituted a couple of shakes of Liquid Smoke.
Jamie
Thanks Letisha! Great idea adding liquid smoke!
Linda
This was awesome. So easy but soooo good
Dellinda Ebeling
This reminds me of a delicious sauce I had in Seattle several years ago. We added 1/2 tablespoon of ketchup which added a hint of sweetness.
Bon
I purchased shrimp burgers and tried them with cocktail sauce and didn't care for them. A coworker suggested trying them with roumalade. I found your recipevand the roumalade was delicious. I live a low sodium lifestyle so I tweeked the recipe a little. I used 1/2 mayo and half plain Greek yogurt and eliminated the salt. My hubby said this recipe is a keeper! Thank you!
Cat
Tried this with crab cakes. Easy & very tasty!
Jeri
I hate cooking but decided to make this sauce with my crab cakes. It was super easy and so good! I did add a little more lemon juice. Great recipe!
Jamie
Thanks for giving it a try Jeri! So glad you liked it!
Lacie
Delicious! What is the serving size for this sauce per person? Thank you!
Kathy Berg
Pretty good! It has a little kick to it. Thanks for the recipe!
Jamie
Thanks for trying it out Kathy!
Debbie
We're going to try this sounds amazing
Aria
My husband is a big fan of a seafood platter, and we usually just buy a sauce to go with it. As it was our anniversary, I wanted to do something a little special. I made this sauce and we both loved it.
Delicious with shrimp, calamari etc - superb!
Jamie
Thank you Aria! So happy to hear you and your husband loved it! 🙂
Michelle
I always put this remoulade on fried shrimp and salmon. Just recently added it to a fish sandwich which made it so much better! Thank you!
Sharon
Just tried this recipe with crab cakes and fried shrimp and my family loved it. Thank you so much!
Beth
This sauce is absolutely delicious. Next time I make crab cakes I'm going to make this!
Jess
This sauce is EVERYTHING! Love it with Salmon.
Jamie
Thanks Jess! 🙂
Jeannette
This is MOUTHWATERING! The sauce has everything going for it - zest, smokiness, creaminess and the perfect balance of flavours. Yum!
Jamie
Thanks Jeannette! Glad to hear you liked it!