Shrimp balls

[Rcr29kh1]

Saw a video online where a guy made lobster and cheese balls. I wasn’t about to spend $30 on a handful of lobster meat so I tried a pound of shrimp that was on sale $7.99 instead. Made them like crab cakes with the McCormick Old Bay crab cake mix, a squirt of yellow mustard, a heaping half cup of shredded cheese and I used two tablespoons of miracle whip since I despise Mayo. Rolled them into balls a little smaller than tennis balls and coated with bread crumbs. Then in the air fryer. Turned out pretty good

[SHELLFISH]

Here are two more Shrimp balls recipes!

Fried Shrimp Balls (Bolete’s) from Mosquito Supper Club book
1 ¼ pound Shrimp         This recipe sounds great!
¾ cup green Bell Pepper
¼ cup Celery
2 TBS Parsley
2 TBS green Onion
1 TBS + 1 tsp hot sauce
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black Pepper
1/8 tsp Cayenne Pepper
Peanut oil for frying
Instructions
Dice all above ingredients then put in food processor on pulse until a smooth paste and no vegetables discernable.
Put 4” of oil in heavy pot for frying; oil to 375F with thermometer
Make small 2” ball first and fry for 6 minutes; drain on paper.
Taste and adjust seasonings until correct.
Now make rest of Shrimp balls and serve.

Cajun Shrimp Balls from Pirate’s Pantry Cookbook altered
3 tablespoons butter, melted
3 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
2 bunches green onions, chopped
2-3 tablespoons minced red pepper
About 2 or so cups of cooked rice
Salt, pepper, onion & garlic powder to taste
Louisiana hot sauce or Tabasco, to taste
1 lb shrimp, cooked, rough chopped
I boil my shrimp in salt & crab boil.
5 eggs
2 sleeves saltine crackers, crumbled
Oil or shortening for deep frying
Stir in shrimp, rice, green onions, red pepper, flour, 2 eggs, melted butter, hot sauce and seasonings.
Shape into balls. Sometimes, I have to add a little more melted butter or flour depending on the consistency. Beat the remaining eggs. Sometimes I add a little milk to my eggs. Dip into beaten eggs then cracker crumbs. Let sit for about 5 minutes or so. They seem to get more firm that way.
Heat oil to 325 degrees. Fry 4-6 balls at a time until golden, 4 to 5 minutes.

I collect SHELLFISH recipes!
We used to have a member, NJ Grasshopper, that used to post a lot of recipes.

[Logical1]

I might try a variation of these with Snakehead meat.

[SHELLFISH]

I might try a variation of these with Snakehead meat.

Please let me know how it tastes!

[Stabilizer]

They are bigger than I'd imagined.

[Crab Shack]

They are bigger than I'd imagined.

Lot's of comedy gold here, but I won't be taking advantage of it!