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Crab Balls

6 oz. crab meat
3 oz. white bread crumbs
1/2 tsp dried dill
salt and pepper
1 egg yolk
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 egg
dry bread crumbs for coating
deep fat for frying

Chop crab meat finely with the bread crumbs, salt, pepper, egg yolk
and lemon juice. Beat until smooth. Divide into 24 portions and
shape each into a ball. Beat egg and coat each ball twice with egg
and dry bread crumbs. [you can put these on a cookie sheet and
freeze at this point.  after they're frozen, put them in a zip-loc
bag in the freezer]. Fry in batches for 5 to 6 minutes or until
golden brown. Drain on paper towel and serve hot or cold. Makes
24.

Printable version: crab-balls01.txt.