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Japanese Deep Fried Crab Balls Recipe
Serves/Makes: 4
Ingredients:
- 1 cup crab meat, shredded
- 1 cake silken tofu
- 1 medium egg, beaten
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon Japanese light soy sauce
- 1 medium green onion, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon ginger root, grated
- Oil, for frying
Dipping Sauce: - 1 cup dashi*
- 4 tablespoons mirin**
- 4 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 1 cup daikon***, grated
How to cook:
- Mix crab and tofu. Add egg salt, and soy sauce, mix well.
- Add green onion and ginger, mix well.
- Form into balls 2-3 inches in diameter.
- Deep fry about 5 minutes until golden.
- Drain on paper towels, keep warm.
- For Dipping Sauce: Combine all ingredients in saucepan and bring to boil.
- Serve the deep fried crab balls with the Dipping Sauce.
Notes:
The Japanese Deep Fried Crab Balls is an affordable dish. This recipe is delicious, simple, and really easy to cook.
Comments:
*Dashi is a class of soup and cooking stocks considered fundamental to Japanese cooking.
**Mirin is an essential condiment used in Japanese cuisine, with 40%–50% sugar. It is a kind of rice wine similar to sake, but with a lower alcohol content - 14% instead of 20%.
***Daikon (from Japanese, literally "large root") is a mild-flavored East Asian giant white radish.
This recipe for Japanese Deep Fried Crab Balls serves/makes: 4
Main Ingredient: Crab
Preparation Method: Pan Fried/Sauteed
Cuisine: Japanese