Corn And Crab Fritters

• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 2 tablespoons minced shallots
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
• 2 cups frozen whole kernel corn, thawed
• 2 green onions, sliced
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 2 large eggs, separated
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 lb fresh lump crabmeat
• vegetable oil

1. Melt butter in a large skillet; add vegetables, and saute 5 minutes.
2. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl.
3. Lightly beat egg yolks; add buttermilk to egg yolks. Stir sauteed vegetables and buttermilk mixture into flour mixture. Fold in crabmeat.
4. Beat egg whites at high speed until soft peaks form. Gently fold half of beaten egg white into crabmeat batter. Fold in remaining beaten egg white.
5. Heat 2" oil to 375u0b0.
6. Shape 2 tablespoons batter into a fritter shape and drop into hot oil 4 or 5 at a time. Cook 3 minutes or until golden on all sides, turning once. Drain on paper towels.
7. Serve with Spicy Dipping Sauce.

butter, shallots, garlic, peppers, kernel corn, green onions, allpurpose flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, pepper, ground red pepper, eggs, buttermilk, fresh lump crabmeat, vegetable oil

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/corn-and-crab-fritters-137787 (may not work)