CRABMEAT BEIGNETS, WHITE REMOULADE

Southern Crab Beignets

These Southern Crab Beignets are supremely delicious. Try and find blue crab meat from your fish mongor or seafood market. If you can't find blue crab, any good quality crab meat will do. Amazing!

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Appetizer

Keyword Crab, party food, Seafood

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 6 minutes

Total Time 26 minutes

Servings 8 people

Calories 376 kcal

Author Adapted from Donald Link

Ingredients

• 1 lb blue crab meat or any good-quality crab meat
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tbsp Creole mustard or, coarse grain mustard
• 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions
• 1/4 cup finely diced red onion
• 1 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• Pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
• Canola oil for frying
• 1 cup White remoulade

Instructions

• Put the crabmeat in a bowl and use your hands to pick the meat free of any shells. Do this at least twice.
• In a medium bow, whisk the eggs until they're light and foamy and then whisk in the mayonnaise and mustard.
• Use a wooden spoon to stir in the lemon juice, scallions, red onion, salt, black pepper, and cayenne.
• Fold in the Panko and then gently fold in the crabmeat so it doesn't get broken up from too much mixing. The batter should be just thick enough to barely hold together when frying. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour to help it firm up further.
• In a large, deep skillet or pot, heat 2 inces of canola oil to 350 F.
• Using 2 medium-sized spoons, drop a few spoonfuls of the crab mixture at a time into the oil and fry until a nice golden brown color forms on the outside, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Use a slotted spoon to transfer the beignets to a plate lined with paper towels. Repeat with the remaining batter, frying in batches so as not to crowd the pan.
• You can keep the cooked beignets warm in a 200 F oven, if desired.
• Serve with White remoulade.

White Remoulade Sauce

This White Remoulade Sauce is the perfect dipping sauce for veggies and all kinds of appetizers, such as Crab Beignets. Amazing!

Course Sauce

Cuisine Appetizer

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 1 cup

Calories 375 kcal

Author Kris Longwell

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup yellow onion finely chopped
• 1/4 cup scallions finely chopped
• Zest and juice of 1/2 of lemon
• 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup good-quality mayonnaise

Instructions

• Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and chill at least 30 minutes or up to 8 hours to allow the flavors to develop before serving.