The Ultimate Crab Cakes

Ingredients

• Extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 onion, finely minced
• 4 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 1 1/2 pounds jumbo lump crabmeat
• 1 1/2 cups fresh bread crumbs (made from 4 or 5 slices white bread with the crusts removed and processed in food processor)
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, plus more if needed
• 1 large egg white
• 1/2 lime, juiced
• 1/4 cup freshly chopped cilantro leaves, plus whole leaves, for garnish
• Kosher salt
• freshly cracked black pepper
• 1 recipe Garlic Aioli with Celery Root, for serving, recipe follows
• Lemon wedges, for garnish
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon celery seed
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• freshly ground black pepper
• About 2 cups shredded celery root, shredded using the grater attachment of a food processor or a mandoline
• 2 tablespoons freshly chopped chives