Blue Crab Fritter With Tangerine And Thai Peppers Fritter Food

CRAB FRITTERS WITH SPICY MAYO

Steps:

• To make the fritter batter, combine flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. In another smaller bowl, whisk together oil, milk, egg and black pepper. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and combine until all dry ingredients are moistened.
• Heat oil to 375 degrees F in a deep-fryer.
• Mix panko bread crumbs, Cajun Seasoning, mayonnaise, parsley and lemon juice. Fold in crab meat, trying to avoid breaking up lumps. Form crab mixture into "cocktail size" balls. Place the crab ball on a slotted spoon, and holding over the bowl of fritter batter, ladle enough of the batter over it to coat. Deep-fry in hot oil until golden brown and drain.
• Whisk together mayonnaise and Chipotle Chile Powder. Season, with salt, if needed. Serve crab fritters with spicy mayo as a dipping sauce.

CRAB FRITTERS

Steps:

• In the container of a food processor, combine the mayonnaise, mustard, horseradish, garlic, and lemon juice. Process until well blended. Transfer to a bowl, stir in chives, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan or deep fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Stir together the hush puppy mix, milk and egg until smooth. Fold in the crab. Drop tablespoonfuls of the batter into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes, turning once if needed. Drain on paper towels. Serve fritters with the garlic sauce.

BLUE CRAB FITTER WITH AVOCADO, CITRUS, & THAI PEPPER ESSENCE

Steps:

• Blue Crab Fritters:
• Combine shredded crab with ¾ cup mayonnaise, tabasco & salt.
• Form into six balls and roll them in panko.
• Fry in 1" deep peanut oil about 350 degrees until golden brown.
• Serve in bowl with sliced avocado, citrus supremes, thai pepper essence and vanilla oil.
• Garnish with coriander and chives.
• Mayonnaise:
• Combine eggs, lemon and mustard in food processor.
• Process until well-mixed and slowly drizzle in oil until emulsified.
• Check continually for texture, salt and pepper to taste.
• Refrigerate.
• Citrus Supremes:
• Peel citrus, removing all pith.
• Carefully slice citrus between sections to liberate sections.
• Reserve.
• Thai Pepper Essence:
• Combine all ingredients and refrigerate for at least one hour.
• Vanilla Oil:.
• Combine the vanilla bean and seeds and grapeseed oil in a glass container and let stand for one hour.

CRAB CAKES OR FRITTERS

Steps:

• If using a deep fryer, heat vegetable oil to 375 degrees F.
• In a bowl combine the crabmeat, mayonnaise, and pepper. Form into either 1-ounce balls for fritters or into 3-ounce cakes. Roll in the panko to evenly coat. Deep-fry the fritters in until golden brown, about 5 to 7 minutes or pan-fry the cakes in 1 to 2 inches of 375 degree F vegetable oil until golden brown and flip to brown on the other side about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Drain both on a tray lined with paper towels. Serve immediately.

CRAB FRITTERS: ALCAPURRIAS

Steps:

• To make masa, grate bananas and taro root with a hand grater and place in a large bowl. Add flour and mix well. Add water a little at a time. Season with salt and set aside.
• To make the stuffing, saute onion and pepper in oil for approximately 1 minute. Add tomatoes and cook until all liquid has evaporated. Add white wine and cook until liquid has evaporated. Add cilantro and chipotle. Season and cool. Add crabmeat.
• To make dumplings, grease a small plate and spread 2 tablespoons of the masa over it. Place 1 tablespoon of the stuffing on top of the spread masa, and cover with 2 more tablespoons of the masa mixture. Roll into a cylinder shape, and slide off plate into a skillet with 1 1/2 inches of hot oil. Fry until golden brown and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

CRAB FRITTERS WITH HERB SALAD AND MEYER LEMON AïOLI

Steps:

• For aioli:
• Place mayonnaise in small bowl. Whisk in lemon juice, lemon peel, mustard, and vinegar. Gradually whisk in oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.)
• For fritters and salad:
• Whisk egg yolks and crème fraîche in small bowl to blend. Combine crabmeat, chives, shallot, and chopped parsley in medium bowl. Gently mix in mushrooms and yolk mixture. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Cover crab mixture and chill.)
• Beat egg whites in medium bowl until stiff but not dry; fold into crab mixture. Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. For each fritter, drop 1/4 of crab mixture (about 1/2 cup) into skillet, spacing mounds apart. Sprinkle each with salt and pepper and flatten slightly. Cook fritters until bottoms are brown, about 3 minutes. Turn fritters over. Cook until bottoms are brown and fritters are cooked through, about 3 minutes longer. Meanwhile, whisk oil and lemon juice in medium bowl to blend. Season with salt and pepper. Mix in herbs.
• Transfer fritters to plates. Top each fritter with dollop of aioli. Place herb salad alongside and serve.

CORN AND CRAB FRITTERS

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.

CRAB FRITTERS WITH CHEAT'S CHILLI & CRAB MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• Put the butter in a large saucepan with 225ml water, heating slowly so that the butter melts but the water doesn't evaporate. Remove from the heat and quickly add the flour. Mix until fully incorporated and comes away from the pan, then leave to cool to room temperature. Use a wooden spoon to beat in the eggs, one at a time, until smooth, glossy and the mix drips off the spoon after 3 secs. Beat in the cheese until combined, before folding in the chives, crab and some seasoning.
• Meanwhile, mix the mayonnaise ingredients together, season and set aside. Can be made a day ahead.
• Heat the oil in a deep-fat fryer or large heavy-based saucepan (no more than half full) to 160C or until a piece of bread browns in 40 secs. Using a dessertspoon, scoop spoonfuls of the batter and carefully drop them straight into the hot oil (you will need to cook them in batches so that you don't overcrowd the pan). Fry each batch for 3-4 mins until golden brown, then drain on kitchen paper. Season with sea salt flakes and cayenne pepper. Serve hot with the mayonnaise.

CRAB FRITTERS WITH SPICY LIME SAUCE

Steps:

• Make sauce:
• Mix all ingredients in large bowl to blend. Cover and chill at least 1 hour or overnight to develop flavors.
• Make fritters:
• Mix mayonnaise, mustard, lemon peel and hot pepper sauce in medium bowl to blend. Mix in crabmeat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Shape crab mixture into six 2 1/4-inch-diameter patties, using 1/4 cup mixture for each. Place fritters on baking sheet. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours.
• Cut all peel and white pith from grapefruits. Using small sharp knife, cut between membranes to release segments. Repeat with oranges. Chill segments until ready to serve.
• Place panko in shallow dish. Cost each fritter with panko, pressing to adhere. Pour oil into heavy large skillet to depth of 1/2 inch and heat to 350°F. Cook fritters in batches until brown and heated through, about 2 minutes per side. Drain fritters on paper towels.
• Fan avocado slices and grapefruit and orange segments on plates. Drizzle 1 tablespoon sauce over each plate. Top each with 1 fritter. Sprinkle cilantro and chives over and serve.

CRAB FRITTERS

Steps:

• To make creole sauce: whisk together all the sauce ingredients; set aside or chill until ready to use.
• To make the fritters: drain and flake the crabmeat; remove any bits of shell; set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, add the biscuit mix and next 5 ingredients; stir to combine; make a well in the center of of the dry ingredients.
• In another bowl, mix together the milk, egg, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce; add this mixture to the dry ingredients; stir just until moistened.
• Add in crabmeat and stir minimally to combine.
• Add oil to the depth of 2 inches in a dutch oven or electric fry pan; heat oil to 375°.
• Drop batter by teaspoonfuls into the hot oil; fry (a few at a time) for 30 seconds or until golden, turning once.
• Serve immediately with creole sauce.