Scrumptious Broiled Crab Ballseasy Recipes

SCRUMPTIOUS BROILED CRAB BALLS...EASY

Steps:

• Saute on low the red pepper, celery & onion in the butter. 5 minutes or until softened.
• Let cool for a moment & add Horseradish, Old Bay, Garlic Powder & Hot Sauce (if using) Mix.
• Add Crab Meat, Egg & Mayonnaise. (should be very wet).
• Add Bread Crumbs. (add just enough to hold mixture together, should still be wet).
• Form in to small balls & refrigerate for an hour if you can.
• Preheat Broiler. I lower may oven rack to the second position and then broil on high for about 4-6 minutes per side. Should be very golden when finished.
• (you can fry if you like but why bother).
• Serve with Cocktail or tarter sauce.

THE WORLD'S GREATEST CRAB RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat. When hot, lightly oil grate.
• Whisk together the olive oil, butter, and garlic; generously brush onto crab.
• Cook crab on preheated grill, turning once, until the shell begins to brown, about 6 minutes.

BROILED SOFT SHELLED CRABS

Steps:

• Season the milk with the Old Bay, salt and pepper.
• Soak the crabs in the seasoned milk for 15 minutes then drain.
• Sprinkle each crab all over with 1 tablespoon flour.
• Brush the bottom side of each crab with melted butter.
• Broil, top side down, for 8 minutes.
• Flip them over, brush the top side with butter and broil for about 7 more minutes or until golden brown.
• Garnish with chopped parsley and serve with lemon wedges.

SPICY BOILED CRABS, SHRIMP, POTATOES, CORN, AND GARLIC

Steps:

• In a 7- to 8-gallon kettle bring 5 gallons water to a boil.
• While water is coming to a boil, in a deep sink rinse crabs in 2 or 3 changes of water. (Do not fill sink too full or crabs may crawl out.)
• Add Zatarain's crab boil or 5 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning, cayenne, salt, lemons, and onions to boiling water and boil 5 minutes. Add potatoes and garlic and boil until tender, about 15 minutes. Transfer potatoes and garlic with a large sieve to a large platter and keep warm, covered with foil. Add corn to boiling water and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer corn with tongs to platter and keep warm, covered with foil.
• Return water to a boil. Transfer about 6 crabs carefully with long tongs to sieve, holding them down in sieve with tongs, and turn crabs out into boiling water. Add remaining crabs in same manner. Return water to a boil and cook crabs until just cooked through, about 10 minutes. (To determine doneness, remove a claw and crack it with the handle of a dinner knife. Use Knife to extract meat from claw.) Transfer crabs with sieve to another large platter and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning.
• Return water to boil and cook shrimp until just cooked through, about 2 minutes. Transfer shrimp with sieve to large platter with crabs and sprinkle with remaining tablespoon Old Bay seasoning.
• Serve crabs, shrimp, and vegetables with horseradish cocktail sauce and French bread.

BROILED SOFT-SHELL CRABS

Steps:

• Heat broiler, placing rack just beneath the heat source. Heat a large nonstick roasting pan under broiler for about 10 minutes.
• Place crabs, top shell up, in heated pan. Broil until firm and lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Drizzle lightly with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, and serve with lemon wedges.

BROILED GROUPER WITH CREAMY CRAB AND SHRIMP SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven broiler. Cover a medium baking dish with foil.
• Melt butter with cream in a saucepan over medium heat, and blend in Creole mustard. Cook and stir until thickened. Mix in crab and shrimp. Season with Cajun seasoning, salt, and pepper. Cook until heated through.
• Place grouper in the prepared baking dish, and rub with olive oil, lemon juice, and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.
• Broil grouper about 4 minutes on each side, until easily flaked with a fork. Spoon the crab and shrimp mixture over fish to serve.