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CRAB PUFFS
makes 3 dozens
1/2 cup water
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
6
drops Tabasco
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs
1 teaspoon chopped chives
1
cup crab meat
oil for frying
1 recipe tartar sauce, or sauce verte
In a medium saucepan, mix together 1/2 cup water, salt, butter and
Tabasco. Bring to a rolling boil and add flour all, at once. Remove pan from
heat and stir until a thick smooth paste forms.
Beat eggs in one at a time
until paste is smooth and shiny. Add and mix chives and crabmeat. Cool about 15
minutes. Heat deep fryer to 375degrees. Gently drop mixture by teaspoons into
hot oil.
Turn occasionally until golden brown - about 3 minutes. Remove
with slotted spoon and keep warm in a 200 oven until all are fried.
These
may be served at once or frozen.
To reheat, bake uncovered in 350 F oven
for about 7 minutes.
Serve with toothpicks and a sauce, tartar sauce, or
sauce verte.
