CORN AND CRAB FRITTERS

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Make and share this Corn and Crab Fritters recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Lvs2Cook

Categories Crab

Time 23m

Yield 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 16

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
2 tablespoons minced shallots
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
2 cups frozen whole kernel corn, thawed
2 green onions, sliced
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
2 large eggs, separated
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 lb fresh lump crabmeat
vegetable oil

Steps:

Melt butter in a large skillet; add vegetables, and sauté 5 minutes.
Combine flour and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl.
Lightly beat egg yolks; add buttermilk to egg yolks. Stir sauteed vegetables and buttermilk mixture into flour mixture. Fold in crabmeat.
Beat egg whites at high speed until soft peaks form. Gently fold half of beaten egg white into crabmeat batter. Fold in remaining beaten egg white.
Heat 2" oil to 375º.
Shape 2 tablespoons batter into a fritter shape and drop into hot oil 4 or 5 at a time. Cook 3 minutes or until golden on all sides, turning once. Drain on paper towels.
Serve with Spicy Dipping Sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 768.2, Fat 15.7, SaturatedFat 6.5, Cholesterol 293.3, Sodium 1910.3, Carbohydrate 121.5, Fiber 10.2, Sugar 12, Protein 45.6

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