Crab Tater Tots

Name: Crab Tater Tots
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 35
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 35 servings Canola oil, for deep-frying; 1 large egg; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 35 servings Kosher salt; 227 grams lump crab meat; 35 servings Panko bread crumbs, for breading; 237 milliliters mashed potatoes; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter

Crab Tater Tots is a pescatarian recipe with 35 servings. This side dish has 147 calories, 2g of protein, and 15g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 25 minutes. If you have canolan oil, egg, lump crab meat, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

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In a small saucepan, combine the butter with 1/4 cup water over high heat. When the water comes to a simmer and the butter is melted, add the flour. Reduce the heat to medium and stir until the resulting paste pulls away from the sides of the pan, 1 to 2 minutes.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Water

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Remove from the heat. Allow to cool for 5 minutes.

Add the egg to the pan and stir vigorously until the egg is incorporated into the flour mixture. Stir in the mashed potatoes and let cool.

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Potato

All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Frying Pan

Pour enough oil into a medium pot so that the oil comes 3 inches up the sides.

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Cooking Oil

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Pot

Heat the oil to 350 degrees F.

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Cooking Oil

While the oil heats, gently fold the crab into the potato mixture; the lumpier the batter, the better. Using two soup spoons, shape the mixture into quenelles, or 2-inch footballs. (You should end up with about 35.)

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Potato

Crab

Soup

Cooking Oil

Roll in the panko. Deep-fry, working in batches and turning once, until crisp, brown, and heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Panko

Roll

Drain on paper towels and season with salt.

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Salt

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Servings:

35servings

Canola oil, for deep-frying 1large

egg 59milliliters

all-purpose flour 35servings

Kosher salt 227grams

lump crab meat 35servings

Panko bread crumbs, for breading 237milliliters

mashed potatoes 2Tbsps

unsalted butter

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Muscadet, Riesling

Shellfish works really well with Chardonnay, Muscadet, and Riesling. Buttery chardonnay is great for scallops, shrimp, crab, and lobster, while muscadet is a classic pick for mussels, oysters, and clams. If you've got some spice in your shellfish, a semi-dry riesling can balance out the heat. The Laguna Winery Russian River Chardonnay with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 29 dollars per bottle.