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How To Make Crab Balls (Joe’s Copycat)
This Joe’s-style recipe combines crab & shrimp for deep-fried crab balls. They’re made with cream cheese, sour cream, and warm spices for a flavorful punch.
Preparation: 30 minutes
Cooking: 45 minutes
Total: 1 hour 15 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2tbspbutter
- 2ozcream cheese
- ¼cupsour cream
- 1tbspmayonnaise
- 1tspseason salt
- â…›tsppaprika
- â…›tspchili powder
- ¼cuppepperjack cheese,shredded
- 4tsponions,minced
- 4tspgreen peppers,minced
- 3jalapenos,minced and seeded
- 6ozcrab,canned
- 4ozshrimp,minced salad shrimp
- 2eggs
- 1tbspmilk
- 1cupbreadcrumbs
- 1cupoil
Instructions
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Mix the butter, cream cheese, sour cream, and mayonnaise until blended.
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Add seasoned salt, paprika, and chili powder.
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Add cheese, onion, green pepper, and jalapenos.
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Add crab and shrimp; mix.
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Roll into ¼-inch balls; refrigerate for 30 minutes
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Beat eggs and milk.
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Dip the balls into egg mixture; dredge in fine bread crumbs.
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Deep fry until golden in 1 cup hot oil.
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Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 347.85kcal
- Fat:Â 31.17g
- Saturated Fat:Â 6.13g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.22g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 16.22g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 7.57g
- Carbohydrates:Â 8.95g
- Fiber:Â 0.67g
- Sugar:Â 1.40g
- Protein:Â 8.53g
- Cholesterol:Â 78.96mg
- Sodium:Â 260.43mg
- Calcium:Â 83.49mg
- Potassium:Â 138.76mg
- Iron:Â 0.89mg
- Vitamin A: 83.59µg
- Vitamin C:Â 6.64mg
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