Crab chops
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | eaches | Green onions - minced |
| 3 | tablespoons | Butter or margarine |
| 2 | tablespoons | Flour |
| 1 | cup | Milk |
| 1 | pounds | Crabmeat |
| 20 | eaches | Saltine crackers - crumbled |
| 1 | each | Egg - beaten |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Cayenne pepper |
| 2 | eaches | Dashes Tabasco |
| Crackermeal or bread crumbs for dredging | ||
| Butter and vegetable oil for frying | ||
| Boiled crab claws for garnish (optional) | ||
Directions
Saute onions in butter or margarine. Alternate adding flour and milk, stirring constantly to make a medium-thick white sauce. Remove from heat and add crabmeat, cracker crumbs, egg, salt and cayenne pepper.
Gently mix together and set aside to cool thoroughly. Shape into 6 patties and dredge in cracker meal or bread crumbs. Put about ½-inch of equal parts vegetable oil and butter in a skillet and fry patties on both sides until they are golden brown.
Recipe from "Who's Your Mama, Are You Catholic and Can You Make a Roux" by Marcelle Bienvenu.
Posted by Michelle M. Bass. Source: Marcelle Bienvenu Calories per serving: Number of Servings: 6 Fat grams per serving: Approx. Cook Time: Cholesterol per serving: Marks:
Submitted By MICHELLE BASS On 12-31-94