Crab & sorrel fritters

Crab & sorrel fritters

Ruth Watson of the Crown & Castle in Suffolk created this recipe for The Sherry Institue of Spain's Ten Star Tapas campaign. Wash it down with a glass of ice-cold Fino

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2–3 as a starter, 4–6 as tapas

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 30 minutes + chilling

Method

  1. Whisk the egg, sherry, Worcestershire/Tabasco sauce, mustard, mayonnaise and rosemary together in a bowl. Season, then stir in the breadcrumbs, crabmeat and sorrel - the mixture should be claggy but firm enough to hold together. If not, add more crab or breadcrumbs. Using clean, damp hands, shape into golfball-sized rounds, chill for 30 minutes (or up to 8 hours, covered in clingfilm).
  2. Heat the oil in the deep-fat fryer to 190C, then gently drop in about 4 crab balls and fry for about 3 minutes, or until golden brown. (If you don't have a deep-fat fryer, cook them in a deep pan - the oil is hot enough when a cube of bread turns golden in 20 seconds.) Drain on kitchen paper and keep warm while you fry the rest. If you like, add the parsley to the oil and fry for about 30 seconds. Drain and serve with the fritters.

Per serving

229 kcalories, protein 15.4g, carbohydrate 20g, fat 9.3 g, saturated fat 1.7g, fibre 0.6g, salt 1.59 g

Recipe from olive magazine, January 2005.

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  • 05 May 2008

    Alan J commented on this recipe

    Are there any other ways to use or add to dishes with Sorrel? I have just started to grow some.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2–3 as a starter, 4–6 as tapas

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 30 minutes + chilling

Ingredients

  • 1 free-range medium egg , beaten
  • 1 tbsp Fino or Manzanilla sherry
  • Worcestershire sauce and/or Tabasco sauce, a few drops
  • a dab of Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp mayonnaise
  • rosemary leaves, finely chopped to make 1tsp
  • 50g fresh white breadcrumbs
  • 100g white crabmeat (fresh or tinned, drained well)
  • 2-3 smallish sorrel leaves, bundled up and finely sliced
  • oil for frying
  • a few sprigs of parsley (optional)
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Per serving

229 kcalories, protein 15.4g, carbohydrate 20g, fat 9.3 g, saturated fat 1.7g, fibre 0.6g, salt 1.59 g

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