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To make the tomato jam, you will need a pot of boiling water big enough to hold the six tomatoes, some tongs, and a bowl of ice, also large enough to hold the six tomatoes.
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With a knife, make a shallow cut in one end of the tomatoes.
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Place the tomatoes carefully in the boiling water and boil until the skin starts to peel off (approximately one minute).
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Remove and place the tomatoes in the ice water.
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When cool, peel the tomatoes, slice in half (widthwise) and squeeze out the seeds.
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Chop the tomatoes, just a rough chop because we will be cooking them and pureeing them anyway.
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Place in a saucepot.
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Add all of the remaining ingredients and cook over low to medium heat, being careful not to burn them.
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It should take about 45 minutes to cook to a sweet and flavorful ajam.a You can puree in a food processor or just push it through a strainer with a rubber spatula.
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Hold warm.
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To make the crab cakes, you will need a nonstick pan.
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Use ring molds 1-1/2 inches across.
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For a less molded look, form the cakes by scooping them with a large spoon.
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Combine all of the ingredients, except the scallions, crab, and heavy cream.
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In a food processor that is very cold, puree the shrimp mix.
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When the mix is smooth, use a spatula and scrape the sides of the bowl then puree again.
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While pureeing this second time, drizzle in the cream slowly to prevent the mixture from breaking.
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Scrape the sides of bowl to ensure a smooth mixture.
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Puree again.
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Remember to never let the food processor get warm from friction.
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Everything is kept cold so the mixture will stay together; if it gets too warm .
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forget about it!
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When the mixture is smooth, remove to a chilled bowl and fold in crab and the pre-sautAed scallions.
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Scoop into desired ring molds or directly onto a sheet tray.
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Chill.
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A good option is to make bite-size crab cakes by baking them gently in mini muffin tins or mini flexi molds.
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Both work great.
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Serve with tomato jam.
