Best Deep Fried Sweet And Pungent Crabmeat Balls Recipes

CRAB BALLS

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil on medium-high until droplets of water sizzle and pop.
• 2. Mix together the vegetables and crab meat.
• 3. Sprinkle spices and flour over crab mixture, stir until coated.
• 4. Add beaten egg and mix until just combined.
• 5. Form 8 balls out of crab mixture using a large cookie scoop.
• 6. Gently roll each ball in panko crumbs and set on a plate.
• 7. Gently put them in the hot oil
• 8. Cook about 5-7 minutes, when they begin to float turn them over with a slotted spoon.
• 9. Cook 4-5 minutes more until golden brown.
• 10. Remove from oil and place on a paper towel to drain.
• 11. Cool just a few minutes and serve plain or with your choice of sauce.

MARYLAND CRAB BALLS

Steps:

• Put crabmeat in a bowl and gently sort through it for pieces of shell with a 2-pronged fork. Remove shell. Add all ingredients and mix gently until thoroughly blended. Form into balls. Deep fry until golden.

DEEP-FRIED SWEET-AND-PUNGENT CRABMEAT BALLS

Steps:

• 1. Prepare a sweet-and-pungent sauce (search for "Category: Sweet-and-Pungent Sauces"). 2. Pick over crabmeat then mince, together with scallions. Chop mushrooms coarsely and add. Blend in oyster sauce, sherry, salt and pepper. Shape mixture into walnut-size balls. 3. Beat egg. Dip crabmeat balls in egg then dredge lightly in cornstarch. 4. Heat oil. Add crabmeat balls, a few at a time, and deep-fry until golden. Drain on paper toweling. 5. Reheat sweet-and-pungent sauce. Stir in crabmeat balls only to reheat. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.