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Easy Fried Crab Appetizers
Crab appetizer recipes are always popular at gatherings like buffets or cocktail parties. Crab has a unique flavor and you can do many things with it. Popular fried crab appetizers include Thai crab cakes or whole fried crab legs. There are also cold crab appetizer recipes like crab salad or crab canapés. Crab can be combined with other seafood to make crab and shrimp appetizers, for example, or served alone or with very little adornment. Holiday appetizer recipes are all about making something extra special to share with loved ones and making this delicious fried crab recipe will do exactly that.
In the following recipe, crab legs are seasoned with cayenne pepper and garlic and fried in a flour, cracker and egg batter until they are golden brown and delicious. This is an easy recipe to make and fried crab legs are very popular. You can also get good results by grilling them. You can buy pre-cooked frozen crab legs and grill those for juicy results. Choose big crab legs for the best results. Not only are they easier to get out of the shell but they look more appetizing.
Serve your favorite dip recipe with these fried crab appetizers. Perhaps a spicy tomato-based salsa would be good, a lemon mayonnaise or even a marie rose sauce made by combining mayonnaise or sour cream with tomato puree and Worcestershire sauce. Add a splash of whisky or dry sherry for a sophisticated flavor.
How to Fry Crab Legs
Ingredients -
2 lbs crab legs
1 teaspoon garlic powder
3 beaten eggs
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 sleeve saltine crackers
˝ cup butter
1 lemon, cut into wedges
Flour, for dredging
Preparation:
Crack the crab legs and take out the meat in whole pieces.
Crush the crackers using a rolling pin and freezer bag or a food processor.
You will need very fine pieces so a food processor is the best way.
Season the crab legs with the cayenne pepper and garlic powder.
Dredge the crab legs in the flour, and then dip them in the egg.
Finally coat the crab legs in the saltine cracker crumbs.
Heat the butter in a skillet over a moderate heat, then add the crab legs and fry them until they are golden brown all over, turning them a few times.
Drain them on paper towels and serve with the lemon wedges and your favorite dipping sauce.
(Serves 8)
Photo Description:
These fried crab appetizers are nice served hot with a chilled dipping sauce. Also, serve them with some lemon wedges. Some people will use the sauce and others prefer the lemon juice. Fried crab legs are really popular at dinner parties and buffets and if you are looking for easy party appetizers, which also happen to be seafood appetizers, this recipe is ideal. The combination of cayenne pepper and garlic gives these crab appetizers lots of flavor and the flour, cracker and egg batter coats them in a delicious golden brown crust which goes perfectly with the flavor of the crab.
