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Crab sticks are not actually made from crab fillets. They are made from white fish meat (surimi), soy protein, starch and other additional components. Among the many options for preparing dishes based on this product, crab sticks in batter are considered the most original. For ease of preparation, the recipes discussed in this article are accompanied by photos.
The simplest recipe
Crab sticks in batter, the recipe with photos of which is described later in the article, turn out tender and moderately fatty.
What ingredients will you need?
For 500 g of crab sticks you need to prepare the following products for batter:
List of products with descriptions | Proportions |
Fresh chicken egg. Recommended for use from the elite category. | 2 pcs. |
Milk with a fat content of 2.5% | 100 ml |
Drinking water | 100 ml |
Wheat flour, sifted, premium grade | 170 g |
Salt, preferably fine | 1-2g |
Lemon juice | 1 lemon |
Classic soy sauce (dark) | 15 ml |
Ground coriander | 1-3 g |
Refined oil | 70-100 ml |
Since soy sauce is salty, you need to add salt to the batter with extreme caution, otherwise the dish may be oversalted.
Step-by-step cooking process
It is recommended to make the batter and fry the sticks in the following sequence:
- Remove the sticks from the individual packaging and place in a dish.
- Squeeze the juice from the lemon into a small bowl.
- In a separate container you need to mix soy sauce with coriander.
- Pour lemon juice over the crab sticks and leave for about 1-2 minutes.
- Then the sticks need to be poured with the sauce from point 3 and left to marinate for another 15-20 minutes. To ensure that the sticks marinate evenly, it is recommended to periodically stir them in the sauce.
- You need to pour water, milk into a deep container, and also add egg yolk and salt. Shake the ingredients.
- Gradually add flour to the batter. Stir until all flour lumps are eliminated.
- In a separate deep bowl, beat the whites using a mixer at maximum speed.
- Carefully fold the whites into the batter. Mix the products slowly clockwise.
- Pour oil into the frying pan and heat it.
- Dip each crab stick into the batter and immediately place it in the pan. Fry for approximately 1 minute on each side.
To eliminate excess oil, it is recommended to place the finished sticks in a dish with a paper towel.
Rules for serving dishes, decoration
The sticks can be served either hot or cold. It is recommended to use fresh vegetables and herbs as decoration. Additionally, along with the battered sticks, it is recommended to serve various sauces (garlic, tomato, soy) at the same time.
How to make rolls with cheese and garlic
The most simple way to prepare stuffed crab sticks. There is no need to invent anything, and even a teenage girl can cope when her mother prepares a more serious dish.
Components:
- Crab sticks – 250 g;
- Processed cheese – 3 pcs.;
- Garlic – 4 cloves;
- Egg – 2 pcs.;
- Salt - to taste;
- Homemade mayonnaise – 150 ml.
Preparing the snack:
- Dip the crab sticks into warm water, after removing the protective film from them. Remove, place on a towel and lightly dip. We make a cut and unfold it.
- We peel previously hard-boiled eggs, chop them into small cubes or simply mash them with a fork. We clean the garlic and pass it through a press. Place the cheese in the freezer for five minutes, remove the foil and grate on the finest grater.
- If the processed cheese does not grate, moisten it lightly in olive oil, this will speed up the process.
- Salt everything, add homemade mayonnaise and knead so that there are no gaps. Quite a long time ago, such a mass began to be called a squirrel or a swallow's nest. We put the prepared filling on the edge of the stick and slowly wrap it in a roll, stack it, crush it with dill, let it brew and soak for forty minutes.
Crab sticks in beer batter
Beer gives the batter a special taste and fluffiness.
What ingredients will you need?
For beer batter, a minimal list of ingredients is used:
Main Products | Proportions |
Crab sticks without packaging | 400 g |
Wheat flour. It will be required in sifted form. | 150 g |
Baking powder | 5 g |
Potato starch | 30 g |
Light beers | 300 ml |
Refined oil is used to fry the sticks.
Step-by-step cooking process
It is recommended to prepare sticks in batter in the following sequence:
- Combine flour with baking powder and starch. Sift the prepared mixture and place in a dish.
- Pour beer into the flour mixture and mix the ingredients. The batter is considered ready after all lumps have been eliminated.
- Heat oil in a frying pan.
- Then the sticks should be dipped in batter and immediately placed in the pan. Fry the sticks on all sides.
It is recommended to serve the dish with hot sauce.
Eggs stuffed with crab sticks
Deviled eggs have always been a decoration and tasty appetizer for any feast.
They are filled with pate, canned fish, cod liver, crab sticks, cut out figuratively and placed on a dish.
Components:
- Crab sticks – 150 g;
- Eggs – 8 pcs.;
- Hard cheese – 100 g;
- Garlic – 3 cloves;
- Mayonnaise - to taste;
- Salt - to taste.
Preparation: 20 minutes.
Calorie content: 134 Kcal/100 g.
Cooking:
- Boil the eggs in well-salted water for ten to fifteen minutes until hard-boiled. Fill with cold water, peel the shell, cut in half and remove the yolk. Three types of hard cheese. Peel the garlic and squeeze through a press.
- Remove the cellophane from the crab sticks, cut them lengthwise into several layers, then thin strips across them. It is better to do this when they are not completely defrosted.
- Mix the prepared products, pour in mayonnaise, it is better to use low-fat mayonnaise and knead everything. Take a teaspoon and put the filling in the middle of the egg, smooth it out and insert a sprig of dill or parsley. Distribute beautifully on a platter. You can decorate the plate with figuratively sliced lemon or lettuce leaves.
Crab sticks in batter with cheese
Crab sticks in batter (a recipe with a photo simplifies the process of preparing the dish) with cheese can be prepared in 2 options.
First option
Crab sticks are fried in batter using the classic method. The cheese included in the batter makes the dish more tender and nutritious.
What ingredients will you need?
For 1 package of batter sticks weighing 200 g, you will need the following list of products:
Necessary components and their characteristics | Quantity |
Premium wheat flour | 80 g |
Hard cheese, grated | 50 g |
Fresh eggs, select category | 2 pcs. |
Lemon juice | 15-20 ml |
Fresh sprigs of dill | 15-20 g |
Crushed black pepper | 1-2 g |
Table salt | 2-3 g |
For frying, it is recommended to use odorless vegetable oil.
Step-by-step cooking process
It is recommended to prepare crab sticks in batter according to the following points:
- It is recommended to sift the flour first.
- Break the eggs into a deep bowl and beat. You can use a mixer on medium power or a whisk.
- Add lemon juice, salt and crushed pepper to the eggs. Mix the contents.
- Chop the dill and add it to the eggs along with the cheese.
- Gradually add flour to the contents from point 4. Stir until lumps are eliminated.
- Heat oil in a frying pan.
- Then you should dip the sticks in the batter and immediately place them in the pan. Fry on all sides until a crust forms.
Place the finished sticks in a dish covered with paper napkins. It is recommended to serve the sticks with garlic sauce.
Second option
Stuffed crab sticks are fried in batter. The dish turns out satisfying. It is recommended to use the recipe during the holidays to prepare sticks as a snack.
What ingredients will you need?
To pack a stick (200 g), you will need the following ingredients:
Product names with brief characteristics | Proportions |
Hard cheese in grated state | 250 g |
Fresh milk with fat content from 2.5% | 140 ml |
Peeled garlic cloves | 4 things. |
Fresh chicken eggs of the highest category | 2 pcs. |
Sifted wheat flour | 100 g |
Sour cream with a fat content of 20% | 200 ml |
Fresh lemon | ½ lemon |
Fresh parsley | 4 branches |
Classic mayonnaise | 30-50 ml |
Fine salt | 1-2 g |
Ground black pepper | 1-2 g |
For frying you need to prepare vegetable oil.
Step-by-step cooking process
It is recommended to prepare stuffed crab sticks in batter in the following sequence:
- You need to put about 200 g of cheese in a bowl.
- Pass two garlic cloves through a press and transfer the garlic mass to a bowl with cheese.
- Add classic mayonnaise to the garlic-cheese mixture. There should be enough to combine the ingredients. You can’t overdo it with mayonnaise, as the filling will turn out liquid and will leak out.
- Then you should print out the crab sticks from individual packaging.
- Unroll each stick one by one, coat it thinly with the filling from 3 points and immediately roll it back. Carry out these manipulations with each crab stick.
- To prepare the batter, the egg must be divided into yolk and white mass. Place the protein in the refrigerator.
- Place the yolks in a deep container and grind them with salt.
- Then you need to pour milk into the yolks and add the remaining cheese. Whisk the contents.
- Sift the flour and gradually add it to the contents from point 8.
- Remove the whites from the refrigerator and beat them until stiff.
- Carefully fold the beaten egg white into the batter. Mix the products slowly so that the protein does not settle.
- Heat oil in a frying pan.
- Then you need to place the stuffed crab stick in the batter and immediately put it in a frying pan with oil. Fry on all sides until golden brown.
- Cover the dish with a paper napkin and place the prepared sticks in it.
- While the stuffed sticks in batter are cooling, it is advisable to prepare the sauce. To do this, put the garlic passed through a press into a saucepan, add chopped parsley, sour cream, as well as salt, lemon juice and ground pepper. Mix the ingredients.
The sauce should be served along with the finished chopsticks.
With hard cheese
The rolls turn out especially tasty if the crab sticks are decorated with a delicious cheese filling.
Preparation next.
Ingredients
To prepare the food you will need:
- fresh eggs - 2 pcs.;
- garlic cloves - 2 pcs.;
- hard cheese - 200 g;
- crab sticks - 400 g;
- mayonnaise, greens, lettuce - at your discretion.
Step-by-step cooking process
Description of preparation steps:
- Initially, you need to boil the eggs hard, then cool them in cold water, then remove the shell from the product and chop it finely.
- Next, you should peel the garlic, pass the cloves through a hand press, and then combine the resulting pulp with egg shavings and mayonnaise.
- After this, you have to open the sticks, grease each sheet with the cheese mixture, then carefully roll the rolls together with the filling.
Stuffed crab sticks (recipes with photos will help you arrange the treat in the most advantageous way) can be supplemented with tender shrimp meat or fried mushrooms as part of the prepared filling. When serving food to the table, it is recommended to cut the resulting products into pieces and place them on a plate covered with lettuce leaves.
Crab sticks in batter in the oven
When cooking sticks in batter in the oven, the dish turns out to be less fatty and less calorie, since a minimal amount of oil is used for frying them.
What ingredients will you need?
For 3 packs of sticks weighing 250 g each you will need:
Products | Quantity |
Fresh lemon | ½ lemon |
Sifted wheat flour | 170 g |
Fresh milk with a fat content of 2.5% | 170 ml |
Raw chicken eggs | 2 pcs. |
Baking powder | 3 g |
Fresh parsley and dill, chopped | 10 g |
Fine salt | 2-4 g |
Black pepper in powder form | 1 g |
Olive oil | 5 ml |
Crab sticks in batter in the oven.
To coat the baking sheet you will need approximately 20 ml of refined oil. You can also use parchment paper.
Step-by-step cooking process
When preparing sticks in batter in the oven, it is recommended to carry out manipulations in the following sequence:
- Place the sticks in a glass dish. Salt and pepper them.
- Squeeze the juice from the lemon and pour it over the crab sticks. Mix the ingredients and sprinkle with olive oil.
- Cover the dish with the chopsticks with cling film and put them in the refrigerator for approximately 15-20 minutes.
- Sift the flour and baking powder into a dry bowl.
- Then you need to carefully pour milk into the flour, add salt and raw eggs. Shake the ingredients.
- Leave the batter for about 10 minutes. Over this period of time, the flour will swell better and the batter will stick to the sticks better.
- Turn on the oven compartment in the stove at 200 degrees and leave it to warm up.
- Next, the baking sheet should be covered with parchment paper or coated with oil.
- Dip the sticks into the batter and place them on a baking sheet. Manipulations must be performed as quickly as possible. Otherwise, the batter may drip onto the baking sheet.
- Immediately place the pan in the oven. Bake for approximately 20-30 minutes.
Place the finished sticks in a dish and sprinkle with herbs. Additionally, you can serve sour cream sauce.
With shrimp and pineapple
The presented treat belongs to Spanish cuisine. To prepare the dish you need a small set of ingredients and a little personal time.
Ingredients
To create a snack you will need:
- peeled shrimp - 5–7 pcs.;
- fresh quail-based mayonnaise - 100 g;
- canned pineapples - 2-3 slices;
- crab sticks - 1 package;
- eggs - 2 pcs.;
- salt, pepper - to taste.
Step-by-step cooking process
Sequence of cooking steps:
- Initially, you need to hard-boil the eggs, cool them and peel them, then finely grate them and place them in a deep bowl.
- Next, you need to remove pineapple slices from the sweet syrup. Each slice should be placed on a cutting board, initially chopped into thin strips, then repeat this procedure, but this time across the formed strips.
- When all the fruit circles have been chopped, the resulting pieces should be added to the egg mixture.
- Now you need to place peeled and boiled shrimp in slightly salted drinking water on a board, then use a culinary hatchet to finely chop them, then add them to the rest of the products.
- The resulting mass must be salted and peppered, flavored with the desired amount of mayonnaise.
- After this, the composition should be mixed well, then send the filling for 10-15 minutes. in the refrigerator.
- In the meantime, you have to take the sticks out of the packaging, blot each bar with paper napkins, then carefully open them.
- Next, you need to lubricate the white part of the plates with a cooled compound, and then return the products to their original shape.
The stuffed sticks should be placed on an oval dish, and whole shrimp and parsley sprigs should be placed around the appetizer as decoration.
Crab sticks with garlic in batter
Crab sticks in batter can be prepared from a minimal list of ingredients. To simplify the cooking process, the recipe is accompanied by a photo.
What ingredients will you need?
To prepare a dish for 6 servings you will need:
Required Components | Quantity |
Chilled crab sticks | 200 g |
Grated cheese (hard varieties) | 150 g |
Drinking water | 100 ml |
Raw chicken egg | 2 pcs. |
Peeled garlic cloves | 2 pcs. |
Salt | 1-3 g |
Ground black pepper | 1-2 g |
Wheat flour, sifted | 80 g |
To fry the sticks in batter, odorless vegetable oil is used.
Step-by-step cooking process
The design of sticks must be done according to the following points:
- Break the eggs into a deep container, add salt and ground pepper. Shake the ingredients.
- Pour approximately 50 ml of water into the container with the egg and add the sifted flour. Mix the ingredients to a uniform consistency.
- Next, using water, it is recommended to bring the batter to the desired thickness.
- The cheese should be cut into small cubes slightly less than the width of the crab sticks.
- It is recommended to cut the garlic into thin slices.
- Then you need to unwrap the crab sticks and put a block of cheese into each one, put 1-2 slices of garlic on the cheese. Wrap the crab sticks back.
- Dip each stick in the batter and place in a frying pan with hot oil. Fry until the batter is browned.
Cover the dish with a paper napkin and place the finished chopsticks on it. The napkin will absorb excess oil. You can decorate the finished sticks with finely chopped onion feathers or dill.
With garlic
The presented dish is distinguished by both its rich aroma and beneficial properties, which are provided by the components included in the recipe.
Stuffed crab sticks with garlic and eggs.
Preparation next.
Ingredients
To prepare the treat you will need:
- eggs - 3 pcs.;
- sticks - 250 g;
- soft cheese - 120 g;
- clove of garlic - 1 pc.;
- spices, herbs.
Step-by-step cooking process
Sequence of preparation steps:
- The first step is to remove the sticks from the refrigerator and leave them on the table to defrost naturally.
- In the meantime, you need to prepare the filling. To do this, place the eggs in a saucepan, fill them with water, then hard-boil the product for 8–10 minutes.
- Next, the eggs need to be cooled, then removed from the shell, divided into yolks and whites, and then grated into different dishes.
- Now you need to combine all the processed products (except for the yolks) in a bowl, add crumbled/grated cheese, chopped garlic, and chopped herbs.
- The resulting mass must be mixed well.
- At the next stage, you need to take the defrosted sticks out of the packaging, carefully unwrap them, grease the layers with cheese filling, and then give the products their previous appearance.
The composition of the minced meat can be supplemented with cashew nuts; instead of processed cheese, you can use the Philadelphia variety, the creamy taste of which goes well with the garlic component.
When serving the food, the sticks should be decorated with grated yolks.
Crab sticks in batter in the deep fryer
Crab sticks in batter, fried in a deep fryer, come out with a crispy crust and juicy filling.
The downside of the dish is the high oil content in the batter.
What ingredients will you need?
For frying crab sticks in the amount of 12 pcs. You will need (for the batter) the following ingredients:
Component names | Proportions |
Wheat flour, sifted | 50 g+30 g for batter |
Semolina. It needs to be sorted out of litter. | 50 g |
Raw chicken egg | 1 PC. |
Cow's milk | 30 ml |
The salt is fine. | 1-2 g |
Refined vegetable oil for deep frying | 100 ml |
It is recommended to serve crab sticks with fresh tomatoes or ketchup.
Step-by-step cooking process
It is recommended to prepare crab sticks in batter in a deep fryer following the following steps:
- Pour milk into a small bowl and add salt, flour (30 g) and egg. Stir until smooth.
- Crab sticks must be removed from individual packaging. And pour flour (50 g) and semolina into different plates.
- Heat oil in a deep fryer.
- Then the crab stick needs to be rolled in a plate with flour, then dipped in batter, and then rolled in semolina. After this, the stick should be immediately placed in heated oil. It is recommended to fry no more than 4 sticks at once. The average frying time is about 2-3 minutes.
- You need to lay out a paper towel on a cutting board and place the finished sticks on it. When the towel has absorbed excess oil, the sticks can be transferred to a plate.
It is better to serve the dish garnished with tomato slices or ketchup.
With cheese and eggs
The most classic recipe that can be found on every culinary site. Such popularity clearly indicates that this particular combination of products with crab sticks is the most delicious.
Required ingredients:
- 200 grams of crab sticks;
- 100 grams of hard cheese;
- Two boiled eggs;
- Two cloves of garlic;
- 100 grams of mayonnaise.
The cheese must be grated on a fine grater. Grate the boiled eggs in the same way and add to the cheese. After this, pass the garlic through a press and add to the mixture.
Season everything with mayonnaise and mix until smooth. Unwrap the well-thawed crab stick and spread the filling over it, then carefully wrap it. You can serve it like this, or you can cut it into smaller pieces (put it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours first).
Crab sticks in mustard-mayonnaise batter in a frying pan
Mayonnaise and mustard give the sticks and batter a special aroma and delicate taste.
What ingredients will you need?
For batter for 600 g of crab sticks you will need:
List of products with description | Quantity |
Fresh chicken eggs from the selected category | 2 pcs. |
Dried basil, crushed | 2-3 g |
Russian mustard (the fresher the product, the richer the taste and aroma will be) | 7-10 ml |
Classic mayonnaise | 40-50 ml |
Wheat flour | 100 g |
Table salt | 3-5 g |
Ground pepper mixture | 1 g |
For frying you will need refined oil.
Step-by-step cooking process
It is recommended to prepare sticks in mustard-mayonnaise batter in the following order:
- Remove crab sticks from packaging.
- Break the eggs into a deep glass container and add salt, a mixture of peppers, as well as basil and mustard. Shake the ingredients using a whisk.
- Next, put mayonnaise in the container with the egg mass and add flour. Stir to eliminate any flour lumps.
- Heat a frying pan with oil.
- Dip each crab stick into the batter, and then immediately place it in a frying pan with heated oil. Fry on all sides until golden brown crust forms.
It is recommended to serve the sticks with mayonnaise-garlic sauce.
Snack recipe combined with mayonnaise
We will need the following components:
- A pack of crab sticks for 200 grams;
- 70 gram piece of hard cheese;
- 2 chicken eggs;
- Garlic clove – 1 piece;
- 70-80 grams of mayonnaise;
- Vegetable oil.
Cooking time – 40 minutes.
Calorie content – 190.
Cooking process:
- Rub a piece of cheese into fine shavings and place in a cup;
- Peel the garlic clove and squeeze it through a press. Add to cheese shavings;
- Then break the chicken eggs and place them in the cheese mixture and stir;
- Season the mixture of cheese and garlic with mayonnaise and mix;
- Defrost the crab sticks, remove them from the packaging and remove the films;
- Place a frying pan on gas, add oil and heat;
- Dip the sticks on all sides in batter and fry until golden brown;
- Then place them on a flat plate and serve cooled.
This interesting and amazing dish will help you create a real culinary miracle.
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Crab sticks in onion-mayonnaise batter
Crab sticks in batter (the recipe with photo allows you to visually appreciate the simplicity of preparing the dish) on an onion-mayonnaise basis are obtained with an original taste and a delicate filling.
What ingredients will you need?
For 400 g of crab sticks for batter, you need to prepare the following products:
Description of products used | Quantitative indicator |
Fresh chicken eggs | 3 pcs. |
Wheat flour | 80-100 g |
Onions without peel | 1 PC. |
Olive mayonnaise | 40-50 ml |
Crushed turmeric | 2-3 g |
Ground coriander | 1-2 g |
Salt can be used as desired | 1-2 g |
For frying, you should prepare refined oil.
Step-by-step cooking process
It is recommended to prepare the batter and fry the sticks in the following order:
- The onion needs to be cut into 4-6 parts. After this, you need to grind it using a blender.
- Add mayonnaise and eggs to the onion pulp. Shake the ingredients.
- Then salt, turmeric, coriander, and flour should be added to the contents. Mix the ingredients until there are no lumps.
- The finished batter should sit for approximately 20-30 minutes. During this period of time, it is recommended to clean the sticks from their packaging.
- Heat oil in a frying pan.
- Next, you need to dip the sticks in the batter and immediately fry in heated oil.
It is recommended to serve the sticks with fresh vegetables and herbs.
With corn
A popular way to prepare a savory, very simple, tasty and nutritious filling for crab treats.
Ingredients
To create food you will need:
- hard cheese - 100 g;
- eggs - 4 pcs.;
- canned corn - 100 g;
- crab sticks - 15–16 pcs.;
- salt, pepper, mayonnaise - according to preference.
Step-by-step cooking process
Description of the stages of creating a treat:
- The first step is to boil the eggs hard, then cool them, peel them, and finely grate them.
- Now you should open the jar of corn and drain the marinade.
- Place the contents of the container into a bowl with crushed egg mixture.
- After this, you need to add coarsely grated cheese, the desired amount of salt, pepper and high-quality mayonnaise to the products, then you need to mix the resulting mass well.
- Next, you need to open the crab sticks in the usual manner, then grease the sheets with minced corn, and then return the treated plates to their original position. Each stick takes about 2 tsp. fillings.
Stuffed crab sticks (recipes with photos are presented in a step-by-step execution) can be supplemented with canned fish, such as tuna or pink salmon, as part of the filling. The taste and nutritional value of the dish will increase significantly.
Crab sticks in coconut batter
The batter with coconut flakes, after frying, turns out to be especially crispy and with a unique taste.
What ingredients will you need?
For batter for 1 pack of crab sticks (200 g) you will need:
Ingredients with brief characteristics | Proportions |
Coarsely ground coconut flakes | 20 g |
Wheat flour | 60 g + flour for dredging sticks |
Water. Requires very cold water. | 40-50 ml |
Baking powder | 2-3 g |
Salt | 1-2 g |
You will also need vegetable oil for frying.
Step-by-step cooking process
Making the batter and frying the sticks should be done according to the following points:
- Pour coconut flakes, salt and baking powder into a deep bowl. Mix the ingredients.
- Then you need to pour water into the bowl and gradually add flour. Stir until smooth. The batter should be quite thick.
- Crab sticks should be freed from oilcloth packaging.
- Heat oil in a frying pan.
- Next, crab sticks need to be rolled in flour and immediately dipped into batter. Then they need to be placed in a frying pan with hot oil and fried until golden brown.
To serve, it is recommended to mix 100 ml of sour cream with chopped herbs. The sauce can be poured over crab sticks or served separately.
WITH MUSHROOMS AND PROCESSED CHEESE
INGREDIENTS
- 1 pack of crab sticks
- 2–3 champignons
- 1 onion
- 2 eggs
- 20 g soft processed cheese
- 1 tbsp. l. sunflower oil
- salt and pepper to taste
COOKING
- Unwrap the crab sticks. To make this easier, place them in hot water for a minute.
- Dice the onion and fry the mushrooms and onions.
- Finely chop the mushrooms and egg yolks. Mix in a bowl, add processed cheese, salt, pepper, stir.
- Grease the crab sticks with the prepared mixture and roll into rolls.
- Cut each roll diagonally into two parts.
- Bon appetit!
Crab sticks in batter without eggs
The batter without adding eggs is more tender. Therefore, it is recommended to serve the finished dish with fresh sour cream.
What ingredients will you need?
The batter for 200 g of crab sticks includes:
Product names | Quantity |
Sifted flour, wheat | 80 g |
Light beer | 100 ml |
Table salt | 1-2 g |
Ground black pepper | 1 g |
Fresh lemon | ½ lemon |
For frying, prepare vegetable oil.
Step-by-step cooking process
It is recommended to prepare crab sticks in batter without eggs according to the following steps:
- Sticks should be removed from individual packaging.
- Squeeze the juice from ½ of a lemon into a glass bowl.
- Add ground pepper to lemon juice, mix the marinade and place crab sticks in it.
- Marinate the sticks for approximately 30-40 minutes. You need to turn the sticks over periodically, otherwise they will marinate unevenly.
- Beer should be poured into a separate container, avoiding the formation of large foam.
- Carefully pour flour and salt into the container with beer. Stir until lumps are eliminated.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan with a thick bottom. There should be enough to cover the sticks halfway.
- Dip each stick into the batter and immediately fry in a frying pan.
The finished sticks in batter should be placed on a flat plate and topped with sour cream.
Crab sticks stuffed with cottage cheese
Traditionally and quickly, surimi is stuffed with dairy products - cottage cheese and sour cream. Add dill, and the appetizer will appear in all its splendor.
Prepare:
- Sticks – 500 gr.
- Cottage cheese, preferably farm cottage cheese, do not skimp on fat content - 300 g.
- Sour cream, good fat content – 200 ml.
- Dill - a bunch.
- You can add salt to taste.
Preparation:
- Unwind the cooled sticks as I explained above.
- Combine cottage cheese with sour cream, add finely chopped dill, add a little salt. And stir thoroughly.
- Start adding the filling from the edge, pressing it down a little with your fingers. Be sure to press down, otherwise the filling will not “stick” to the base. And the cut pieces will begin to fall apart.
- Place the finished sticks beautifully on a dish; in the selected photos you can see examples of design.
Crab sticks in yogurt batter
To prevent the batter for crab sticks from turning out sweet, it is recommended to use natural yogurt without additives or dyes.
What ingredients will you need?
The batter for 300 g of chilled crab sticks includes:
List of ingredients with description | Quantity |
Raw chicken eggs | 2 pcs. |
Natural yogurt | 100 ml |
Sifted wheat flour | 70-80 g |
Hard cheese, grated | 50 g |
Table salt | 1-2 g |
Ground pepper mixture | 1 g |
Odorless oil for frying.
Step-by-step cooking process
It is recommended to prepare crab sticks in yogurt batter according to the following points:
- Break the eggs into a deep container and beat them with salt and a mixture of peppers.
- Then you need to add yogurt and flour to the beaten egg mass. Stir until all flour lumps are eliminated.
- Pour grated cheese into the batter and stir to evenly distribute the cheese in the batter.
- Remove the sticks from the oilcloth packaging.
- Pour oil into the pan and heat it.
- Dip the sticks in the batter and immediately place them in a frying pan with oil.
- Fry until browned.
It is recommended to serve the sticks with sour cream and fresh herbs. To make the sticks more crispy, after dipping them in batter, you need to roll them in breadcrumbs or semolina.
Stuffed crab sticks
INGREDIENTS | QUANTITY |
Crab sticks | 500 g |
Sour cream | 200 ml |
Fat cottage cheese | 300 g |
Dill | bunch |
Salt | taste |
Cooking time: 20 minutes | Calorie content per 100 grams: 128 Kcal |
A classic of this dish is the filling of farm cottage cheese, fresh dill and homemade sour cream. As you can see, you will need a minimum set of products, but you will get an extraordinary snack.
We take the chilled sticks, carefully make a cut on the side with a fillet knife and unwind the product like a roll, pulling by the edge. Do this slowly so as not to break the integrity, otherwise you won’t be able to stuff it.
Some chefs recommend dipping the crab product into boiling water for a few seconds before using it. This way it will be softer and unfold without any extra effort. But after cooling, the sticks will become hard and all the moisture will leave, so it’s up to you to decide what to do in this situation.
Place the cottage cheese in a deep container, add pre-washed and chopped dill, add salt and sour cream. Stir the mixture with a fork until homogeneous.
Place the filling on the unfolded edge with a small spoon and roll up the roll, pressing lightly so that the filling is well combined with the base. The roll will increase significantly in volume.
Place the finished sticks on a flat dish.
You can build an imitation tower, distributing them into several tiers. Garnish with curly parsley and fresh cucumber.
Useful tips and tricks
Crab sticks in batter (a recipe with photographs allows you to avoid mistakes in the cooking process) turn out tender and healthy for the body if the following recommendations are taken into account:
- when purchasing a product, give preference to sticks with a neat appearance and elastic consistency;
- It is not recommended to buy the product frozen, as their taste is significantly reduced due to low temperatures;
- When purchasing a frozen product, defrost it only in the refrigerator. Heating with hot water or a microwave is strictly prohibited;
- Check the ingredients before purchasing. It is advised to choose crab sticks that contain more protein;
- You need to pay attention to where surimi is located in the composition of the sticks. It is recommended to buy a product where surimi comes first;
- The main color of the sticks should be white. If there is a gray tint, it means that the product contains an excess of flour, and a yellow color is characteristic of an excess of starch;
- To make the batter fluffy, you need to beat the whites separately and add them to the batter last;
- to prepare a dish with a reduced calorie content, it is recommended to bake crab sticks in batter in the oven;
- you need to place crab sticks in batter in a frying pan with hot oil, otherwise the batter will not set and will flow into the oil;
- since crab sticks are ready-made products, frying them in oil is enough for 1 minute on each side;
- high-quality crab sticks can be unrolled without violating the integrity of the canvas. If the canvas tears or crumbles, it means that the sticks have been frozen or there is a lot of starch in them.
Crab sticks can be marinated before cooking (even if this is not indicated in the recipe) by sprinkling with lemon juice or soy sauce. You can also change the taste of the dish by adding various spices to the batter (dill, ground pepper, cheese). Original ways of serving the dish are shown in the accompanying photos.
Author: Kotlyachkova Svetlana
With cod liver - tasty and healthy
If you want to serve something interesting on the holiday table, then feel free to choose the option with cod liver. To make the taste even richer, it is recommended to add a handful of ground walnuts.
What you will need:
- Crab sticks – pack 200 g,
- Cod liver – 1 jar,
- Egg – 2 pcs.
- Lemon - half
- Walnuts - a large handful.
The peculiarity of this recipe is that the whites and yolks of boiled eggs will have to be grated separately.
How to cook
- Boil the eggs until fully cooked, cool, peel and separate into yolks and whites.
- Grind the nuts with a knife or in a coffee grinder.
- Place cod liver on a plate, add grated yolks, add nuts and mix everything into a homogeneous mass.
- Unfold the crab stick, spread the filling over its entire width, and roll it up. Place the prepared stuffed crab sticks on a plate, and sprinkle grated egg whites on top.
How to present a dish beautifully?
Sticks in regular flour batter will go well with pickles and fresh herbs. You can also serve them with a side dish, such as mashed potatoes or fried slices. When the product is to be served as an appetizer, it should be served with sauce, lemon slices, fresh herbs and deep-fried onion rings.
Numerous reviews indicate that crab sticks in batter are invariably popular. However, many chefs advise, if possible, replacing the rather high-calorie mayonnaise in recipes with sour cream or even water. The vegetable oil must be hot, otherwise the batter will spread without having time to form a crust, and the dish will not turn out. For a more appetizing batter, it is recommended to add chilled and beaten egg whites to it. Fry the pieces for two to three minutes on each side.
You will see further on how else you can prepare crab sticks in batter.
Crab sticks in batter are an amazing appetizer for any holiday table. It is quite simple to prepare, but it turns out amazingly tasty.
Recipe for crab sticks in classic batter
Ingredients:
- crab sticks – 200 g.
For the batter:
- flour – 0.5 tbsp;
- egg – 2 pcs.;
- milk – 50 ml;
- salt - a pinch.
For the marinade:
- lemon juice;
- pepper, spices - to taste.
Preparation
We defrost the crab sticks in advance and remove the film. Then sprinkle them with lemon juice, sprinkle with ground pepper and spices to taste and leave to soak for 30-40 minutes. Without wasting time, carefully separate the yolks from the whites and put the whites in the refrigerator. Sift the flour, pour milk into it, add salt and egg yolks. Beat the whites with a mixer until a strong foam forms and combine with the main mass. Dip the sticks into the batter and fry in oil until crispy and golden brown. Then transfer them to a paper towel and then serve!
Crab sticks in beer batter
Ingredients:
- crab sticks – 250 g.
For the batter:
- egg – 1 pc.;
- wheat flour - 4 tbsp. spoons;
- light beer – 50 ml;
- lemon – 0.5 pcs.;
- vegetable oil;
- salt, pepper, spices - to taste.
Preparation
Now we’ll tell you how to fry crab sticks in batter. Pre-defrost the sticks, remove the packaging, place them in a plate, add salt and pepper, sprinkle with the juice of half a lemon and leave to soak in the marinade for 15 minutes. Next we move on to: beat the egg thoroughly until foamy, pour in light beer and add flour. Mix everything until smooth. Dip the crab sticks completely into the resulting batter and fry in hot vegetable oil on all sides until golden brown.
Recipe for crab sticks stuffed with cheese in batter
Ingredients:
- crab sticks – 200 g;
- processed cheese or hard cheese – 200 g;
- garlic – 2 cloves;
- mayonnaise – 50 ml;
- vegetable oil.
For the batter:
- beer – 100 ml;
- water – 100 ml;
- egg – 2 pcs.;
- flour – 1 tbsp.;
- salt - a pinch.
For the sauce:
- sour cream – 150 g;
- garlic – 2 cloves;
- greenery;
- soy sauce – 2 teaspoons;
- salt, pepper - to taste.
Preparation
To prepare stuffed crab sticks in batter, first make the filling. To do this, take the cheese, grate it, combine it with peeled and pressed garlic. Add a little mayonnaise and stir until a homogeneous thick mass is formed. We defrost the crab sticks in advance, remove them from the packaging and carefully unwrap them. Place a little filling in the middle of the stick, smooth it out, and roll the stick, giving it its initial shape.
Next, prepare the beer batter. Carefully separate the egg whites from the yolks and put the whites in the refrigerator for a few minutes. Place the yolks in a bowl, add a pinch of salt and mash a little. Pour in cool water and light cold beer. Lightly beat the mixture with a fork or whisk. Gradually add sifted flour and knead into a liquid dough. Beat the chilled whites thoroughly with a mixer until they form a strong and thick foam, then transfer them to the batter. Gently stir the mixture with a spoon from top to bottom. Heat the vegetable oil in a small ladle or saucepan, carefully string the stuffed crab sticks onto a fork, dip in the batter, and fry in the oil until golden brown. Carefully remove the sticks from the deep fryer using a slotted spoon and place them on paper napkins.
To prepare the sauce, peel the garlic, squeeze it through a press and mix with sour cream, chopped herbs, and lemon juice.
Look for more options for holiday snacks, then we offer you an original recipe.
Housewives constantly ask themselves the question: “What will I cook for dinner?” There may be a lot of disagreement on this issue, but today the favorite dish is crab sticks in batter.
A simple but tasty snack, it will complement other goodies on the table, it is also a favorite dish of children, and with beer it replaces chips.
Batter recipes
With milk and eggs
Ingredients:
- 2 eggs;
- 150 ml milk;
- 100 g flour;
- Salt and pepper;
- Vegetable or olive fats.
Preparation:
Egg batter for crabs looks like this - you need to separate the yolks from the whites and beat the first with salt. After foam appears, add milk and continue beating. Next, the dough is left for 20-25 minutes. Then the whites are added, continuing to beat.
Sticks are dipped into this batter. They are fried in heated fat in a deep container (or deep fat).
Cheesy
First you need to prepare the crab sticks. After defrosting, peel them, arrange them evenly in a plate, add salt/pepper and squeeze lemon on top. Leave in a cool place for half an hour (while the batter is being prepared).
Ingredients:
- 300 g crabs;
- 2 testicles;
- 50 g sour cream;
- 80-100 g wheat flour;
- 100 g cheese;
- Lemon;
- Salt and pepper;
- Vegetable and olive oil.
Preparation:
For the mixture, you need to beat the eggs, add sour cream, then finely grated cheese, and finally flour. The batter is done. Next, the crabs are dipped in it and fried in heated oil until a crust forms.
Beer
Ingredients:
- 50-70 ml beer;
- 50-70 ml of water (in accordance with the dosage of beer);
- 2 testicles;
- A glass (without a slide) of flour;
- Salt and pepper.
Preparation:
Separate the eggs into whites and yolks - put the first in a cold place, and beat the second with salt. Pour in water and beer, continue whisking with a fork, sift the flour and mix the dough to a sour cream consistency. Cold whites are whipped into a stiff foam and added to the rest of the ingredients. Everything gets mixed up.
The crabs are dipped in batter and fried in heated oil.
Without eggs and milk
Ingredients:
- Flour 1-2 cups;
- Corn starch 1-2 tbsp. l;
- Salt (to taste);
- Water 1-2 tbsp. l;
- Vegetable oil.
Preparation: