Deviled Crab

Deviled crab is actually a crabmeat croquette. As you chew on a bite of this super-rich, delicious delicacy, you might think you’re in paradise. This dish is probably one of the reasons behind the invention of the phrase ‘food is life’. Well, we can’t endorse the rest, but deviled crab sure is life.

Generous portions of crab are mixed with cream, butter, wine, and other flavorful ingredients. Mmm… surely something you‘d drool over! Check out the recipe below.

Health Benefits

While crabmeat has numerous health benefits, you should be eating deviled crabs moderately as the dish has ingredients, such as butter and cream, which have high cholesterol and calories.

Ingredients

fresh basil, minced: 1 1/2 tbsp

fresh parsley, minced: 1/4 cup

fresh lemon juice: 1 1/2 tbsp

heavy cream: 1/2 cup

crushed red pepper flakes: 1/8 tsp

Freshly ground black pepper: 1/9 tsp

white wine: 1/2

clam juice: 2 cups

cloves garlic, minced

all-purpose flour: 1 cup

Butter: 1 tbsp

vegetable oil: 1 tbsp

dry breadcrumbs: 1 cup

hot pepper sauce: 3/4 tsp

Worcestershire sauce

teaspoon of salt: 1/8

crab meat: 1 3/4 tsp

How To Make Deviled Crab

1. Take a mixing bowl; put in the crabmeat, salt, Worcestershire sauce, and hot pepper sauce. Blend well.
2. Mold the crab mixture into croquettes and bathe in breadcrumbs.
3. Put a medium-sized skillet over medium heat and add 4 tablespoons of oil. Fry up the croquettes for 5 minutes. Rotate and cook until golden brown (another 5 minutes).
4. Sauce: Take a 1.5-quart saucepan, heat up 1 tablespoon of oil and 1 of butter. Stirring constantly, gradually dispense flour to the oil and cook for 5 minutes.
5. Pour the clam juice slowly, whipping constantly and heartily. Dispense white wine, black pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes and bring to a boil. Next, include cream, parsley, and basil. Cook but don’t boil.
6. When the mixture is thick enough, the sauce is ready.
7. Top crab croquettes with the sauce and serve.

Trivia

The origin of deviled crabs dates back to the 1920s. They were invented in the Spanish/Cuban/Italian immigrant society of Ybor City in Tampa, Florida amid a strike in the territory's cigar factories.

Some culinary experts claim that early deviled crab formulas contained larger quantities of chili pepper, making them considerably spicier than the today’s deviled crab dishes.