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Ingredients
- Peanut or vegetable oil, for frying
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 1 (8 -ounce) box self-rising corn muffin mix
- 1 pound lump or backfin crabmeat, well drained and picked clean of shells
- 1 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed and drained
- 5 green onions, white and light green parts, trimmed and chopped
- 2 1/2 teaspoons hot sauce (recommended: Paula Deen's Hot Sauce)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Directions
In a deep-fryer or heavy-bottomed pot, heat enough oil to come halfway up the sides of the pot, to 350 degrees F.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and eggs. Stir in the corn muffin mix. Fold in the crab, corn kernels, green onions, hot sauce, salt and pepper. *Cook's Note: If the batter looks too thin, add a little more self-rising flour to thicken.
Using 2 spoons, carefully drop heaping tablespoons of the crab mixture into the oil and fry, turning often for an even golden-brown color and crispness, about 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Arrange them on a serving platter and season with additional hot sauce, salt, and pepper, if desired. Serve immediately.
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By Chef #202107
Catawissa, PA
on September 27, 2011
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These are to die for! Delicious but you do need to add quite a lot of flour so they don't fall apart while cooking. Next time I will try the suggestion of two boxes of corn muffin mix.
By shebadcat
on July 03, 2011
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I absolutely loved this recipe. Although, I found using two 8oz boxes of corn muffin mix was needed to make the batter more concentrated. Also, I used 1 1/2 lbs of crabmeat and instead of frozen corn I used 1 cup of canned corn.
Peace & Blessings!!
By RAtkins
Phoenix, Arizon...
on October 18, 2010
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I made a half-order of these for tonight's dinner, and they were DELICIOUS! I used jumbo lump crab meat and Louisiana hot sauce. My husband and the in-laws were in food heaven ;
A word of advice; handle the puffs with extra caution during the first 30-45 seconds of frying. I had a couple break on me during frying.
Good luck!
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