Critter Fritters
- Total Time
- 45 minutes
- Rating
- Notes
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Ingredients
- 1cup flour
- 1teaspoon kosher salt
- 1½teaspoons baking powder
- 1egg, lightly beaten
- 2tablespoons milk
- ¼cup beer
- 2½tablespoons lemon juice
- ½teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1clove garlic, minced
- 2teaspoons finely chopped parsley
- 8ounces fresh lump crab meat
- Canola oil or shortening, for frying
- Lemon wedges, for serving
Preparation
- Step 1
In a bowl, mix together the flour, salt and baking powder. Make a well in the center and add the egg, milk, beer, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce. Gradually blend the liquid into the flour mixture. Mix the batter just until it is no longer lumpy. Fold in the garlic, parsley and crab meat. Chill for 30 minutes.
- Step 2
In a heavy saucepan, heat 1 to 2 inches of oil over medium-high heat; it's hot enough when it quickly browns a small drop of batter. Drop the batter by the tablespoonful into the oil and fry, turning once, until puffed and golden on both sides, about 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
Private Notes
Cooking Notes
With no photo, I'd made up in my mind what they should look like. I ended up with something more like pancakes, which the ingredient list should have tipped me off to. Never again, a waste of good fresh Dungeness.
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