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Croquetas De Jaibas Recipe

	Chefmeow / All my dishes 1 year, 1 month ago CROQUETAS DE JAIBAS This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Steep Estate in Elmo, Texas in 1989. Prep:10m Cook:20m Servings:4	Chefmeow
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Ingredients

1/2 pound crab meat precooked

1/2 small white onion peeled finely chopped and sautéed

1 large egg beaten

1/2 small lemon juiced

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/8 teaspoon Spanish paprika

2 tablespoons pasta de aji

1/2 cup flour

1 tablespoon unsalted butter melted

1-1/2 cups fine bread crumbs

1/2 cup corn oil

2 tablespoons homemade mayonnaise

Pasta de Ají:

1 whole ají pepper

2 tablespoons olive oil

Homemade mayonnaise:

2 large egg yolks

3/4 cup olive oil

1 medium lemon

3 cloves garlic peeled and crushed

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Combine crab, sautéed onion, egg, lemon juice, pepper, paprika, pasta de Ají and melted butter.

Mix well then form cakes 2” in diameter and place on individual wax paper squares for handling.

Refrigerate 1 hour then coat cakes with crumbs and fry in hot oil until brown on both sides.

Serve hot with a dollop of homemade mayonnaise.

To make pasta de aji open pepper and remove seeds very carefully then chop coarsely.

Transfer to food processor then add oil and chop to form the paste.

To make mayonnaise mix yolks with one beater of an electric hand mixer at slow speed.

Very slowly add the oil and continue to mix at a slow speed.

After oil is added mixture should be thick and a light yellow color.

Add lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper then stir and store in refrigerator.

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