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Beer Crab Cake Balls

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Servings 12 to 16

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
  • ½ cup flour
  • 1 ½ tsp Old Bay seasoning
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • pinch cayenne
  • ½ cup pale ale
  • ¼ cup green onion chopped
  • 1 large egg + one yolk
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream
  • 2 teaspoon brown mustard
  • 2 tsp hot sauce such as tapatio
  • 1 pound lump crab meat drained well
  • peanut or canola oil for frying

Instructions
 

  • Stir together the panko, flour, old bay, baking powder and cayenne in a large bowl.
  • Add the beer, green onions, eggs and yolk, sour cream, mustard, and hot sauce, stir until combined.
  • Gently fold in crab meat.
  • Cover and chill for 30 minutes.
  • Prepare the oil by adding about 3 inches of oil to a pot over high heat. Add a deep fry thermometer to the side, adjusting heat to keep oil at 350 degrees.
  • Using a cookie scoop, roll batter into balls about the size of golf balls.
  • Deep fry until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack set over a baking sheet until drained, about 1 minute.