crab balls
These baked crab balls are fun and super easy to make. This recipe could be enjoyed as an appetizer or even a light dinner.
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We fell in love with these easy-to-make crab balls. Super moist and tasty, they are similar to a crab cake in flavor and texture, but rolled and baked instead of flattened and fried. Add a squirt of fresh lemon juice and melted butter and you have a lovely appetizer or entree.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Bake
yield
4-6 as an appetizer
Ingredients
- 1 pound backfin crab meat
- 1 cup crushed Ritz crackers
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- 2 tablespoons parsley
- 1 - egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- saltine crackers, for serving
How To Make crab balls
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Step 1Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the crab meat in a mixing bowl and pick out any stray shell fragments. -
Step 2Add the crushed crackers, Old Bay seasoning, and parsley to the crab.
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Step 3In a separate bowl, combine the egg, mustard, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce. Whip with a whisk until smooth.
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Step 4Pour the egg mixture over the crab meat and crackers. Gently mix, being careful not to break up the large lumps of crab meat.
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Step 5Mold into golfball-sized balls and place on a cookie sheet.
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Step 6Bake for 30 minutes.
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Step 7Drizzle with melted butter and allow to cool. Serve with saltine crackers.
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Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Collection:
New Year Party
Collection:
Christmas Recipes
Category:
Seafood Appetizers
Keyword:
#balls
Keyword:
#baked
Keyword:
#crab
Keyword:
#Appetizer
Ingredient:
Seafood
Method:
Bake
Culture:
American
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