Crab Fritters

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Southern Living

Categories: Fish- Seasfood

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb. fresh crabmeat
  • 1 cup biscuit mix
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp. ground red pepper
  • 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
  • 1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • Vegetable oil
  • Creole Sauce:
  • 1/2 cup Creole mustard
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp. lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp. hot sauce
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper

Directions

  1. Drain and flake crabmeat, removing any bits of shell.
  2. Stir together biscuit mix and next 5 ingredients; make a well in center of mixture.
  3. Combine milk and next 3 ingredients; add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Add crabmeat.
  4. Pour vegetable oil to a depth of 2 inches in a Dutch oven; heat to 275 degrees. Drop batter by teaspoons into hot oil, and fry, a few at a time, 30 seconds or until golden brown, turning once. Serve immediately with Creole Sauce.
  5. makes about 40 fritters

  6. Creole Sauce: Stir together all ingredients.

  7. makes about 3/4 cup

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