The recipe for crab fritters was originally shared by Tito from France.
The fritters are similar to crab cakes. They are made with a mix of fish (Tito used grouper but you can substitute any white fish) and crab meat.
There is a lovely sauce for dipping the fritters. It is a simple mix of mayonnaise, yogurt and lemon. A nice light sauce for the crunchy fritters.
These crab fritters are very easy to make. And if you follow the site you know I love delicious food that is easy to make.
Make the sauce first and set it aside.
You use cooked grouper or other fish in this recipe so it’s great for using up leftover fish. If you don’t have leftovers, just steam the fish.
Add all of the other ingredients to the fish, including the crab meat and mix it all together. Form small patties and coat them in the bread crumbs. Fry them in a bit of oil and you are done and ready to serve.
I love seafood appetizer recipes. Shrimp, crab, mussels or calamari all make wonderful appetizers.
Crab lends itself to entertaining really well. You can make dips with it and I have a few on the site, crab cakes, these crab fritters. There are so many options for serving crab.
Crab Fritters with Yogurt and Lemon Sauce
Ingredients
- 8 ounces grouper, cooked and flaked
- 1 egg white
- 2 ounces cream
- 8 ounces crab meat
- 2 tablespoons chives
- 8 ounces bread crumbs
- Oil for the frying
- Salt and pepper
- 2 teaspoons lemon rind, grated
- 4 ounces yogurt, plain
- 4 ounces mayonnaise
- Juice of a lemon
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- For the sauce, mix the grated rind of lemon and the yogurt in a bowl. Add the lemon juice, salt and pepper. Leave it aside.
- Mix the grouper fillet, the egg white, salt and pepper in a bowl. Add the fresh cream, and place the bowl in a bigger container full of ice-cubes to keep cool. Incorporate the crab and the chives. Form 3 cm (just over 1") round balls and coat them in bread crumbs. Press down a bit if you want.
- Fry the fritter 4 to 6 minutes in very hot oil. Add salt and pepper to your taste.
Nutrition
Eat hot, topped with the mayonnaise, yogurt and lemon sauce.
Makes 30 pieces.
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You might also like our recipe for crab cakes that you can find here.
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