Chesapeake Crab Balls Recipes

Steps:

• Remove all excess shell from crabmeat
• In a mixing bowl, combine softened cream cheese, butter, green onions, old bay seasoning and horseradish. while mixing gradually add crabmeat. Divide mixture into two balls.
• Refrigerate the balls for at least one hour.
• On a piece of waxed paper, mix the parsley and old bay seasoning.
• Remove crab balls from the refrigerator and roll them on the wax paper until they are completely coated.

Steps:

• 1. Using a collander covered with a paper towel inside, drain the crabmeat until nice and flaky and not moist.
• 2. Blend cream cheese, chives, garlic powder and salt.
• 3. Fold in the crabmeat and mix well.
• 4. Shape mixture into a ball (or a log) and then roll in pecans until the outside is coated.
• 5. Chill at least an hour. Serve with crackers.

Steps:

• 1. combine ingredients 1-9. add 1/3 of the bread crumbs.
• 2. fold ingredients together
• 3. on a large plate combine remaining bread crumbs and parsley. form the crab mixture into 1 1/2 inch balls. roll balls in the bread crumbs and parsley mixture.
• 4. deep fry at 320 degrees for 3 minutes or until golden brown
• 5. remove and drain oil
• 6. serve with spicy crab sauce

Steps:

• 1. Remove excess shell from the crabmeat. In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, butter, green onions, Old Bay Seasoning and horseradish. While mixing, gradually add the crabmeat. Divide the mixture into two balls. Refrigerate the balls for at least one hour. On a piece of waxed paper, mix the parsley and Old Bay Seasoning. Remove the crab balls from the refrigerator and roll them on the wax paper until they are completely coated.

Steps:

• Place about 6 cups of water, the vinegar, and the beer in an 8-gallon stockpot fitted with a raised rack. If you don't have a raised rack, use bricks wrapped in clean cloth to raise your rack about 6 inches off the bottom. It is important that the crabs not get wet while they're being steamed.
• Make a layer of crabs on the rack, and cover them with 1/8 to 3/4 inch of crab seasoning. Bring the liquid to a boil. Once the steam starts to rise through the crabs, cover pot with lid, and steam for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the crabs are bright red. Remove the crabs with tongs or rubber gloves. (Using rubber gloves makes handling easier, preventing you from burning your hands -- and inadvertently dropping any crabs.)

Steps:

• Put crabmeat in a bowl and gently sort through it for pieces of shell with a 2-pronged fork. Remove shell. Add all ingredients and mix gently until thoroughly blended. Form into balls. Deep fry until golden.