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Crispy, crunchy and loaded with moist, sweet crab meat, this crab recipe will quickly become a family favorite. And these crispy crab balls are so easy to make! Mix, roll and fry. This is one crab recipe that you'll want to put on repeat as an appetizer or as a high-protein dinner. (Check out the health benefits of protein.)

To make these fried crab balls you will need just a handful of ingredients. Here is your short shopping list: onion, celery, garlic powder, Old Bay Seasoning, ground mustard, flour, an egg, lump crab meat, panko and cooking oil for frying. If you're watching your sodium, make this no-salt copycat Old Bay Seasoning recipe to use.

Serve this easy fried crab ball recipe as an appetizer or form the mixture into four patties and serve as a main dish with your favorite dipping sauce. So easy, and so delicious!

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 to 6 minutes
Total Time: 15 to 16 minutes
Servings: 10 (appetizer) or 2 (main dish)

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon minced onion
• 1 tablespoon minced celery
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (or to taste)
• 1/2 - 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning (to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder (or to taste)
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour
• 1 egg
• 1 pound lump crab meat, picked through to remove any shells
• 1 cup panko
• cooking oil, for frying

Here's how to make it: 

1. Combine the onion, celery, garlic powder, Old Bay, mustard powder, flour and egg. Mix well. Season with salt and pepper. Fold in the crab meat. (Be sure to always pick through crab meat to ensure there are no pieces of shell. Like things spicy? Use Old Bay Hot Seasoning.)
2. Heat about 1 inch of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Put the panko into a shallow bowl.
3. Form the mixture into balls, then roll in the panko. Put them into the hot oil and cook until golden brown on all sides, about 5 to 6 minutes. Remove to a paper towel. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce. (If making patties, cook until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side.)

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