Happy New Year!
I know this is cliche but I can't believe it's 2015. As a child of the '80s and '90s it sounds like the future has arrived. The older I get the faster the years fly by. Ever since the kids have been born my life has been on warp speed.
Anyway, New Year's is pretty low key for us.
Just a nice dinner and movie at home. We decided on seafood and I had a request from The Husband to make Crab Balls again.
We live in Maryland so the crab cake is king and these are basically mini crab cakes formed into a meatball shape. It makes them fun and, in my opinion, easier to handle.
The recipe I use is basically a modified version of what's on the Old Bay Spice container.
I just replace the mayo with yogurt and follow an easier procedure.
As I said, The Husband loves them. The 9-Year-Old said, and I quote, "I like the inside but the outside ruins it."
What does that even mean?
The 3-Year-Old, well...
He happily ate one! I had to coerce him a little but no faces, tears, or spitting out. Always a good sign.
I love them! I just wish crab meat wasn't so darn expensive. I used claw for this batch as it was half what the lump meat costs but either works. The claw meat actually works to hold the balls together better, but The lump is is fancier and more, well, hoity toity.
Here's what I did...
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoon low-fat Greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoon Old Bay
- 2 teaspoon parsley
- ½ teaspoon yellow mustard
- 2 slices of bread with the crusts Removed (I used whole wheat potato bread)
- 1 lb crabmeat
Instructions
Preheat the broiler.
Put the egg, yogurt, Old Bay, parsley, and mustard in a bowl.
Whisk until everything is well combined.
Tear the bread into small pieces.
Add the bread and crabmeat to the egg mixture and toss everything together.
Form into 20 balls and place them on a cookie sheet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
Place them under the broiler for 10 minutes. I leave the oven door open slightly to not only keep an eye on them but to keep the temp at bay as my oven runs really hot.
Remove from oven and let them cool for a minute or two on the cooke sheet.
Transfer to a fun plate and wow your friends and family. 🙂
They are so easy yet so impressive for some reason. Now I just need a fun game like Mapmeal to play while we eat!
Oh and much lighter than I anticipated!
📖 Recipe
Maryland-Style Crab Balls
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoon low-fat Greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoon Old Bay
- 2 teaspoon parsley
- ½ teaspoon yellow mustard
- 2 slices of bread with the crusts Removed I used whole wheat potato bread
- 1 lb crabmeat
Instructions
- Preheat the broiler.
- Put the egg, yogurt, Old Bay, parsley, and mustard in a bowl.1 large egg, 2 tablespoon low-fat Greek yogurt, 2 teaspoon Old Bay, 2 teaspoon parsley, ½ teaspoon yellow mustard
- Whisk until everything is well combined.
- Tear the bread into small pieces.2 slices of bread with the crusts Removed
- Add the bread and crabmeat to the egg mixture and toss everything together.1 lb crabmeat
- Form into 20 balls and place them on a cookie sheet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
- Place them under the broiler for 10 minutes. I leave the oven door open slightly to not only keep an eye on them but to keep the temp at bay as my oven runs really hot.
- Remove from oven and let them cool for a minute or two on the cooke sheet.
- Transfer to a fun plate and wow your friends and family. 🙂
Lynda
These look great! I was wondering if it would work with bread crumbs instead of the bread? Just curious....Thanks for another, quick and delicious recipe:)
roni
Hmm I'm not sure. I have made them with crackers before. It's always worth a shot. My only fear is having them stay together.
Jeri Lyn
Hi Roni,
I was wondering the same thing about the seafood/crab. I also thought about chicken, what about canned tuna fish (yes, I know that's seafood too)!!
Thanks, Jeri Lyn
nancyabc
These look really good but I can't eat sea food.
Could I use chicken and the Old Bay.
Nancy
roni
That's a good question. I think they may be dry with chicken but it's worth a try! You may need a bit more egg/yogurt to help hold them together.
Michele
When I saw these on FB, I was hoping you'd post the recipe! They sound great - can't wait to try them!
Megan
Yum! I think having them as balls is fun and different. This looks delicious and I'm looking forward to trying it out in the new year. 🙂 Happy new year to you and your family!