Description
Indulgent Crab Delight Bites bring coastal elegance to your appetizer game, merging delicate seafood with rich, creamy textures. Guests will savor each morsel of these irresistible, bite-sized delicacies that promise a luxurious culinary escape.
Ingredients
Scale
Seafood:
- 1 pound (454 grams) lump crab meat
Binding and Seasoning Ingredients:
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup (60 grams) plain bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon old bay seasoning
- 2 tablespoons freshly minced parsley
Wet Ingredients and Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 ½ cups (360 milliliters) mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Whisk together mayonnaise, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, egg, yellow mustard, and Old Bay seasoning in a spacious mixing vessel until the components create a smooth, unified base.
- Delicately incorporate bread crumbs into the liquid mixture, using gentle folding motions to preserve the crab meat’s delicate texture and prevent breaking the protein strands.
- Gently integrate minced parsley throughout the mixture, ensuring an even distribution of verdant herbs and aromatic elements.
- Heat the oven to a precise 375°F, allowing sufficient time for complete temperature stabilization.
- Prepare a baking surface by either lightly greasing a dish or laying down a protective parchment paper layer to prevent potential sticking.
- Craft compact, uniform spherical formations from the crab mixture, maintaining consistent bite-sized proportions for even cooking and attractive presentation.
- Carefully arrange the crafted bites onto the prepared baking surface, ensuring minimal contact between each morsel to promote optimal heat circulation.
- Position the baking dish in the preheated oven and monitor the transformation, allowing 20-25 minutes for the bites to develop a golden, crisp exterior while maintaining a tender interior.
- Once achieving a rich, amber-brown coloration, extract the baking dish and permit a brief cooling interval to stabilize the delicate texture.
- Optional: Enhance the final presentation by delicately drizzling additional fresh lemon juice, which will brighten the seafood’s natural flavors and provide a zesty finishing touch.
Notes
- Ensure fresh, high-quality crab meat is used for the best flavor and texture.
- Mix ingredients gently to preserve the delicate crab meat’s natural consistency.
- Bread crumbs help bind the mixture and create a crispy exterior when baked.
- Watch carefully during baking to prevent overcooking, which can dry out the delicate crab bites.
- Serve warm for maximum taste and optimal crispy texture.
- Pair with a light dipping sauce like remoulade or lemon aioli for extra zest.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 105
- Sugar: 0.5 g
- Sodium: 230 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Fiber: 0.2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg