Crab Stuffed Jalapenos
(30 servings)
1 lb Flaked crabmeat
1 cn Jalapeno peppers(1 lb, 11oz)
2 tb Green pepper; finely chopped
2 tb Onions; finely chopped
1/4 c Cracker meal
1 Egg; beaten
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Black pepper
1/8 ts Cayenne pepper
1 Clove garlic; minced
1/4 c Milk
BREADING MIXTURE:
2 c Cracker meal
1 c Milk
2 Eggs
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
Cut peppers in half lengthwise. Discard pulp and seeds and rinse carefully. In a large mixing bowl, combine remaining ingredients except breading mixture. Stuff pepper halves with crab mixture and press stuffing around pepper. Set peppers aside. To prepare Breading Mixture, place cracker meal in a flat pan, mix together milk, eggs and salt and pepper. Dip peppers in egg mixture, then in cracker meal. Repeat procedure. Deep fry at 365 degrees until golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper.
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