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Blue Crab Beignets
12 ingredients
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Using the best and freshest crabmeat you can get your hands on makes all the difference in these lightly battered and totally addictive Blue Crab Beignets from La Petite Grocery, a new-school NOLA bistro.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
702
Calories
15g
Protein
28g
Fat
97g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Mascarpone | 2 tbsp (28g) | 120 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Shallot | 1 tbsp minced (10g) | 7 |
| Chives | 1 tbsp (3g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1/2 small shallot, finely chopped
- 6 fresh blue or other lump crabmeat, picked over
- 1/3 mascarpone
- 1 finely chopped fresh chives
- Kosher salt
- Vegetable oil (for frying; about 4 cups)
- 1 all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cornstarch
- 1 baking powder
- 1/2 kosher salt plus more
- 1 amber lager
- A deep-fry thermometer
Directions
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