Crab Meat Puff Balls Food

CRAB PUFFS

Steps:

• Heat oil in large, heavy saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together cooked crabmeat, cream cheese and garlic salt.
• Roll a small amount of the crabmeat mixture inside each won ton wrapper and seal.
• In small batches, carefully place won tons into the hot oil. Fry 2 to 3 minutes, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

HOT CRABMEAT PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Place water and butter in medium saucepan. Bring to boil. Add flour; mix well. Reduce heat to low. Cook until mixture forms a ball, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating with wooden spoon after each addition until well blended. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough onto lightly greased baking sheets.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from baking sheets to wire racks. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F.
• Mix cream cheese, milk, horseradish, salt and pepper in medium bowl until well blended. Add imitation crabmeat, almonds and onion; mix lightly. Cut tops from cream puffs; fill with the crabmeat mixture. Replace tops. Return to baking sheets. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until heated through.

PARTY CRAB PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large saucepan, bring the water, butter and salt to a boil. Add flour all at once and stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny. , Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake 18-22 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to a wire rack. Immediately split puffs open; remove tops and set aside. Discard soft dough from inside. Cool puffs. , In a large bowl, combine filling ingredients. Just before serving, spoon 1 teaspoonful filling into each puff; sprinkle with parsley if desired. Replace tops.

CRAB PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a mini muffin tin all over, even the top, set aside.
• Place the crab, mayonnaise, dijon, garlic, paprika, parsley, salt, and pepper in a medium-sized bowl. Gently mixed together until combined, set aside.
• Unroll the dough onto a clean work surface and cut as evenly as you can into 24 equal square pieces. Press each piece into a section of the mini muffin tin, pressing down to form into the tin.
• Fill the cups with the crab mixture evenly. Bake for 11-13 minutes until golden brown.
• Let cool for a couple minutes in the tin, then transfer to a wire rack to cool until ready to eat.
• Garnish with more chopped parsley if desired.

CRISPY CRAB BALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine Crab Cake Mix and mayo. Add crabmeat and gently toss until well blended. Shape into 24 balls.Fry in batches in hot oil until golden brown turning once. Drain on paper towels. Serve with tartar sauce.

FRIED CRAB BALLS

Steps:

• Enjoy.

CRAB MEAT PUFF BALLS

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl combine crab, celery, onion, hard boiled eggs, chili sauce, and parsley. Mix well and refrigerate.
• 2. To make the puffs - Bring 1 cup of water to a boil, add 1 stick of butter and stir until melted. Slowly add flour, a little at a time until the dough forms a ball. Allow the mixture to cool. In a separate bowl beat 4 eggs thoroughly. Stir beaten eggs into flour mixture, mix well.
• 3. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Grease a baking sheet and drop flour/egg mixture by the teaspoon full onto the baking sheet. Bake for 15-18 minutes. Remove from oven and allow the puffs to cool.
• 4. Slice each puff in half and fill with the crab mixture.

HOLIDAY CRABMEAT BALL

Steps:

• Pulse crabmeat in a food processor several times until minced. Transfer crabmeat to a large bowl. Blend cream cheese in food processor until creamy. Add onion, horseradish, and Worcestershire sauce to cream cheese; blend until smooth.
• Stir cream cheese mixture into crab mixture until well-combined. For crab mixture into 2 to 3 balls, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until firm and chilled, at least 1 hour. Place crab balls on a platter and top with cocktail sauce.

CRAB MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Place flour, salt and paprika in a 1 quart saucepan. Then add oil and stir until smooth.
• Stir in milk gradually; cook over medium heat until mixture thickens, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and add Worcestershire sauce, parsley and crab. Mix thoroughly, then add bread crumbs and mix.
• Shape crab mixture into small balls. (If you wet your hands in cold water, the mixture won't stick to your hands).
• Place some bread crumbs in a small bowl and egg beaten with a little water in a second small bowl.
• Roll crab balls in bread crumbs, then in the egg, then in the bread crumbs again.
• Add a small amount of oil to a saute pan and fry crab balls over medium heat. Fry them in several batches so the pan is not crowded, shaking the pan to move them around so they get browned on all sides.
• If making ahead, heat in a baking dish at 350 degrees for 30 minutes before serving.

BALTIMORE CRAB FLUFFS

Steps:

• Combine crab meat, panko, scallions, and zest in a bowl.
• In a separate bowl, stir together mayonnaise, lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and cayenne pepper.
• Gently fold mayonnaise mixture into crab mixture until the two are thoroughly combined; try to avoid breaking up the crab meat.
• Stir together the egg yolks, milk, beer, and 1 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning for the batter in a large bowl.
• Sift in flour and baking powder; stir mixture with a fork until batter is just combined. (Some lumps are OK.).
• Heat 1 inch of vegetable oil in a medium-sized pot over medium-high heat to 360º degrees.
• Form crab mixture into balls the size of large gum balls (about one rounded tablespoons each).
• Working in batches,coat crab balls with batter, then use slotted spoon to carefully lay them into hot oil.
• Turn fluffs frequently until they're evenly browned, about 2 minutes.
• Remove fluffs to a paper-towel-lined tray.
• Serve fluffs immediately, or keep them warm in a 200º degree oven for up to 30 minutes.

CRAB PUFFS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350*. Lightly spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. Cut crescent rolls in half.
• 2. Mix the cream cheese, garlic, crab boil, and parsley until well mixed. Fold in crab meat.
• 3. Place a heaping table spoon in the middle of each crescent half and fold around crab mixture. If needed wet fingertips to seal crescents. Bake for 12 - 15 minutes until golden brown. Do not let them cool on the cookie sheet, these are to be served hot.
• 4. These can be made ahead and frozen in airtight container. UNCOOKED. When needed remove from freezer let them thaw for 10 - 20 minutes and bake as usual.