Chesapeake Crab Balls Food

CRAB CAKE BITES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
• In medium bowl, stir together 1/2 cup mayonnaise, the egg, chives, Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, seafood seasoning and 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Fold in crabmeat and bread crumbs until well blended (mixture will be moist). Using measuring tablespoon, shape mixture into 36 (1 1/2-inch) balls. Place on cookie sheet.
• Bake 16 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned and hot in center. Cool 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir together Lemon-Garlic Sauce ingredients until blended. Serve bites with sauce and lemon wedges.

CHESAPEAKE CRAB BALLS

Steps:

• Remove all excess shell from crabmeat
• In a mixing bowl, combine softened cream cheese, butter, green onions, old bay seasoning and horseradish. while mixing gradually add crabmeat. Divide mixture into two balls.
• Refrigerate the balls for at least one hour.
• On a piece of waxed paper, mix the parsley and old bay seasoning.
• Remove crab balls from the refrigerator and roll them on the wax paper until they are completely coated.

CHESAPEAKE BAY CRABS

Steps:

• Place about 6 cups of water, the vinegar, and the beer in an 8-gallon stockpot fitted with a raised rack. If you don't have a raised rack, use bricks wrapped in clean cloth to raise your rack about 6 inches off the bottom. It is important that the crabs not get wet while they're being steamed.
• Make a layer of crabs on the rack, and cover them with 1/8 to 3/4 inch of crab seasoning. Bring the liquid to a boil. Once the steam starts to rise through the crabs, cover pot with lid, and steam for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the crabs are bright red. Remove the crabs with tongs or rubber gloves. (Using rubber gloves makes handling easier, preventing you from burning your hands -- and inadvertently dropping any crabs.)

SCRUMPTIOUS BROILED CRAB BALLS...EASY

Steps:

• Saute on low the red pepper, celery & onion in the butter. 5 minutes or until softened.
• Let cool for a moment & add Horseradish, Old Bay, Garlic Powder & Hot Sauce (if using) Mix.
• Add Crab Meat, Egg & Mayonnaise. (should be very wet).
• Add Bread Crumbs. (add just enough to hold mixture together, should still be wet).
• Form in to small balls & refrigerate for an hour if you can.
• Preheat Broiler. I lower may oven rack to the second position and then broil on high for about 4-6 minutes per side. Should be very golden when finished.
• (you can fry if you like but why bother).
• Serve with Cocktail or tarter sauce.

MARYLAND CRAB BALLS

Steps:

• Put crabmeat in a bowl and gently sort through it for pieces of shell with a 2-pronged fork. Remove shell. Add all ingredients and mix gently until thoroughly blended. Form into balls. Deep fry until golden.

CRAB BALLS

Steps:

• drain and flake meat.
• combine remaining ingredients except bacon, mix well.
• shape into walnut size balls.
• wrap each w/bacon, secure w/toothpicks.
• broil at medium til bacon is crisp, 10 minutes, turn and repeat.