2 ½ lbs. of imitation crabmeat
10 eggs – beaten
2 cups breadcrumbs – plain or Italian style
2 cups cornmeal
1 cup buttermilk
3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 bunch Italian parsley – chopped
6 cloves garlic – chopped – plus 2 extra for the oil
4 stalks celery – chopped
Dashes of red pepper flakes
Dashes of fresh ground black pepper
Dashes of sea salt
1 medium onion – chopped
Cornmeal for rolling the balls in
Vegetable oil for frying
Dipping Sauce:
½ cup ketchup
2 tablespoons horseradish
½ tsp. garlic chili paste or 1 tsp. desired hot sauce
1 tsp. teriyaki sauce
Juice of ½ lemon
Shred the crabmeat in a large bowl. Add the celery, onions, garlic, parsley and seasonings and mix together well.
In a separate bowl combine the eggs, bread crumbs, 1 cup of cornmeal, buttermilk and the rice wine vinegar combine this together and then combine this with the crabmeat.
Set the other cup of cornmeal in a dish. Roll the crabmeat mixture into desired size balls and then coat the crab balls in the cornmeal.
Heat a large frying pan with about 1 inch of vegetable oil and 2 cloves of garlic. Carefully place the crab balls in the hot oil. When the balls become golden on one side, carefully turn them to become golden on the other side.
Prepare a plate with paper towels to drain the crab balls.
To Prepare the Dipping Sauce:
Combine all of the ingredients and mix.
These are very good for a Friday dinner or to serve as appetizers.
Enjoy with Love,
Catherine
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Catherine
Bo says
Catherine...these sound so good...sort of like a crab filled hush puppy.
Betty Ray says
You had me at crab. The thought of a crab cake ball is like heaven. I will most certainly try these. Yum! Love the buttermilk in there too.
Joanne says
I realized I like crab just earlier this year so I definitely have some catching up to do in terms of cooking with it! Love these crab cake balls!
Tammy says
These were very good Mom!
Super-duper yummo!
Pegasuslegend says
I love these!~
OLLIE MCKAY'S ~ A Chic Boutique says
Yummy!! I am making for our next Bunko pot Luck!! They'll love me!
Gina Alfani says
This is a keeper . . . we love anything with crab! Thanks Catherine 🙂
Reeni says
This is my favorite way to eat crab Catherine! They look incredibly good! xoxo
egb says
Yum crab! These look awesome. Great post.
Kangaroo says
looks yummy. might try it one of these days! love to find your site.
redkathy says
Now those are some lovely crab cakes Catherine. And affordable too, perfect for me right now. I'll be trying these next weekend for sure. Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe!
Christine's Pantry says
Hi, these sound great. Ya got my mouth watering. I have to try these. Thanks for sharing.
Don E. Chute says
Catherine--
Oh Great Crab Balls, you have another fantastic recipe!
I gotta get you on TV, you'll knock RR right off the air.
Aloha with Blessings.
Carol @ There's Always Thyme to Cook says
These are perfect for me, allergic to shellfish, I can finally have crab cakes! I would love these bites, they look fantastic!
Sandra says
Fantastic recipe, I love how you made this crab cake balls...it also look so tasty!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!
Malli says
Love the crab balls---am an ardent fan of seafood and Italian.. and following u too:)