Corn and Crab Fritters

Submitted by Nancy G.

"A nice addition to a party! Serve with Spicy Dipping Sauce (recipe#137788)."

 

• Ready In: 23mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Yields: 2 dozen

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 2 tablespoons minced shallots
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
• 2 cups frozen whole kernel corn, thawed
• 2 green onions, sliced
• 3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 2 large eggs, separated
• 3⁄4 cup buttermilk
• 1⁄2 lb fresh lump crabmeat
• vegetable oil

directions

1. Melt butter in a large skillet; add vegetables, and sauté 5 minutes.
2. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl.
3. Lightly beat egg yolks; add buttermilk to egg yolks. Stir sauteed vegetables and buttermilk mixture into flour mixture. Fold in crabmeat.
4. 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.
5. Heat 2" oil to 375º.
6. 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.
7. Serve with Spicy Dipping Sauce.

Reviews

[Chef Bazaz 343028]

I loved these because they were spicy. Really what not to love crab and corn! Thanks for posting.

 

[Ecky609]

this was delicious and easy - fed it to my family with a homemade tartar sauce. Loved It!!

 

[Caroline Cooks]

Excellent!!! I chose to bake not fry them, so used muffin cups. Worked wonderfully well. The flavors are very good! I made the Spicy Dipping sauce, too. Delish!