Crab-coated Shrimp Chops

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb large shrimp, peeled, deveined, butterflied, tails intact
• salt
• 1 lemon, juice of, divided
• 1 lb crab claw meat
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/4 ounces crab cake classic old bay seasoning
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise, approximately
• 1 cup all-purpose flour or 1 cup seafood batter frying mix
• oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle a little salt over the cleaned shrimp, then squeeze the juice of a half lemon over and refrigerate while preparing crab coating mixture.
• 2 place the claw crabmeat in a mixing bowl.
• 3 squeeze the rest of the lemon juice and the worcestershire sauce over the claw meat.
• 4 sprinkle seasoning mix over the crabmeat, then add mayonnaise and stir carefully.
• 5 encase each shrimp in the crabmeat mixture, using no more than 2 tablespoons for each (do not cover the tail).
• 6 place shrimp in a single layer in an airtight container and refrigerate at least 4 hours, preferably overnight to set.
• 7 when ready to cook, coat each shrimp chop in flour or seafood mix.
• 8 heat oil to 350 degrees and fry chops until golden.