Evander Preston’s Crabmeat Fritters

Name: Evander Preston’s Crabmeat Fritters
Yield: Serves 8-10
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: Peanut or vegetable oil for deep-frying; A little milk; Cocktail or chilli sauce to serve; 1 small green pepper, finely chopped; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 1 lb (450 g) crab meat (fresh or frozen); 1 pickled jalapeño or any other hot chilli pepper, finely chopped; 3 oz (75 g) flour; 1 egg

Preparation info

Serves
8-10

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd's American Pie

By Keith Floyd

Published 1989

About

Evander’s secret ingredient is Aunt Jemima’s Complete Pancake Mix but since this may not be available from your local grocer I’ve suggested an alternative.

Ingredients

Batter

1 egg
3 oz (75 g) flour
A little milk<

Americas
United States
Dinner
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

First make the batter by beating the egg into the flour and gradually adding enough milk until the mixture has the consistency of thick cream. Leave to stand for 1 hour.

Place the green pepper and onion in a sieve and blanch for 1 minute in boiling water. Refresh under cold running water and drain thoroughly. Add to the crab meat, together with the jalapeño, and mix thoroughly, adding w