Ingredients

  • 1 lb shrimp, ceaned an deviened
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1 louisiana season salt
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp celery flakes
  • 1 tbsp dried bell pepper
  • 2 cup broth
  • 1 can crabmeat
  • 1 cup italian bread crumbs
  • 2 tbsp hienz cocktail sauce
  • 2 tsp worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 cup mayonaise
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp dried celery flakes
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup flour

Method

  • you want to start the shrimp topping before you make the crab.
  • if you want to use fresh seasonings, just cook them down before you add the shrimp
  • pre-heat oil in shallow pan
  • season the shrimp with Louisiana season salt and saute' the shrimp in oil until they turn pink, then add 2 T. flour, onion, garlic, celery, bellpepper and cook that for another 5 minutes or until flour starts to darken and then pour in your broth, I used chicken 'cause its all I had on hand use what you have.
  • cover this and let simmer on low, go make crabby pattys
  • clean crabmeat, check for little pieces of shell and dump in a medium mixing bowl
  • add the bread crumbs to crab and fold together
  • now into the crab put in Heinz sauce, Worcestershire, and mayonnaise, onion and garlic powders also the celery
  • now mix eggs together in another dish and add to the crab
  • mix all this together really well, mixture will be very wet
  • now that you have a wet mixture, you start slowly folding in flour, you made need more or less depending on wetness
  • in shallow frying pan begin heating just enough oil to coat the whole bottom of pan
  • using a large spoon, drop crab by spoonfuls in hot oil, do not press down , wait 1 minute and roll each patty over and now press down and cook for just another 1-2 minutes then remove to a paper towel.