Best Seafood Appetizer Balls Recipes

CRAB BALLS

Steps:

• 1. Place crab meat in a mixing bowl and pick out any stray shell fragments.
• 2. Add crushed crackers, Old Bay seasoning, and parsley to the crab.
• 3. In a separate bowl, combine egg, mustard, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce. Whip with a whisk until smooth.
• 4. Pour egg mixture over the crab meat and crackers. Gently mix, careful not to break up large lumps of crab meat.
• 5. Mold into golfball-sized balls and place on a cookie sheet.
• 6. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• 7. Drizzle with melted butter and allow to cool. Serve with saltine crackers. Enjoy delicious baked crab balls!

SEAFOOD APPETIZER BALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the crab, 1/4 cup bread crumbs, celery, shrimp, egg, onion, red pepper, milk, garlic powder, parsley, seafood seasoning and pepper. Shape into 1-in. balls. , Place the cracker crumbs, egg white and remaining bread crumbs in separate shallow bowls. Roll balls in bread crumbs; dip egg white, then roll in cracker crumbs., In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry a few balls at a time for 1-2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm.

CAJUN SHRIMP BALLS

Steps:

• Cook parsley in green onions in melted butter for a minute; blend in flour until fully incorporated.
• Stir in milk, salt and hot pepper sauce.
• Cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and stir in minced shrimp.
• Shape into balls, using one tablespoon mixture per ball.
• Beat eggs until well mixed; dip balls into bread crumbs, then egg, then in crumbs again.
• Chill 30 minutes.
• Heat oil to 350°F.
• Fry 4 balls at a time until golden brown, about 2 or 3 minutes.
• Keep warm in low oven on paper towel lined plate; repeat with remaining balls.

CRISPY SHRIMP BALLS

Steps:

• 1. Shrimp Balls: In a food processor , add the cleaned and deveined shrimp,and remaining ingredients except the raman noodles and cooking oil . Process or pulse until it turns into a paste.
• 2. Remove and place mixture in a bowl and let it sit for 30 minutes to meld flavors together. Heat the oil in a deep fryer or a wok to 300^, or until a cube of bread in the oil turns brown in about 15 seconds. Roll the shrimp paste in you hand to form a ball and carefully roll in the crushed noodles ,if desired, or leave plain. Carefully add the shrimp ball into the oil one at a time. Fry for 3 to 4 minutes or until they develop a golden brown and crisp;remove with slotted spoon or strainer to paper toweling to drain, pat off excess oil. Serve with the Garlic Sauce.
• 3. Chinese Garlic Sauce: Fry the chopped garlic in oil for 2 seconds in a small saucepan. Add the butter, soy and oyster sauces,rice wine vinegar, sugar, chili sauce and stir and fry for a minute. Turn off heat. Mix the cornstarch with the water and add to the saucepan mixture. Cook over medium low heat and stir until thickened. Serve with the Shrimp Balls.
• 4. Note: To bake these in the oven: After shaping into balls and rolling in the noodle crumbs. Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.Spray the balls lightly with olive oil. Bake in 350^ preheated oven for about 25 minutes..

SHRIMP COCKTAIL CHEESE BALL APPETIZER

Steps:

• Chop shrimp into small pieces. Mix with cream cheese, onion, and 1 tablespoon horseradish sauce. Form mixture into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 8 hours, or overnight.
• Mix ketchup, horseradish, and lemon juice for sauce together until well blended. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
• Unwrap shrimp ball and place on a platter. Pour sauce over top and serve.

SHRIMP BALL

Steps:

• Blend shrimp and cream cheese, and Old bay until Smooth. Form into ball, Pour Cocktail Sauce over top, and Serve with Crackers or Tortilla Chips.