Southern Crab Bites
Ingredients
- 1-pound blue crab meat or any good-quality crab meat, cooked
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup real mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp. Creole mustard or coarse grain mustard
- 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
- ¼ cup scallions, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup red onion, finely diced
- 1-½ tsp. Kosher salt
- ½ tsp. black pepper
- Pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
- Canola or vegetable oil, for frying
- 1 cup white remoulade sauce (see note below)
Instructions
- Using a medium bowl, put the crab meat inside and use your hands to pick the meat free of any shells; do this at least twice
- In another medium bowl, whisk the eggs until they are light and foamy; then whisk in the mayonnaise and mustard.
- Use a spoon to stir in the lemon juice, scallions, red onion, salt, black pepper and cayenne.
- Fold in the Panko; gently fold in the crab meat so it doesn't get broken up from too much mixing.
- The batter should be just thick enough to barely hold together when frying.
- Cover and place in the refrigerate for at least 1 hour to help it firm up further.
- In a large, deep skillet or pot, heat 2 inches of canola oil to 350° F.
- Using 2 medium-sized spoons, drop a few spoonfuls of the crab mixture at a time into the oil and fry until a nice golden brown color forms on the outside; 1 to 2 minutes.
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer the bites to a plate lined with paper towels.
- Repeat with the remaining batter, frying in batches so as not to crowd the pan.
- Keep the cooked bites warm in a 200° F oven, if desired.
- Best served with White Remoulade Sauce.
Notes
The White Remoulade Sauce can be found on our The Complete Comfort Foods website at: https://completecomfortfoods.com/white-remoulade-sauce/