Balls of crab sticks

Many of us very much like a variety of snacks, simple, complex, large, small - in general, different. Some may even wonder what to make of crab sticks, except for the already bored salad. Such dishes, of course, exist. In this article, there are several versions of a very original dish, which can be combined under one common name - balls of crab sticks. This snack is very original, and its originality is not in a particular set of ingredients, but in how this set is completed and served.

Balls of crab sticks - option first

In this embodiment, the supply of balls to the table can be carried out both hot and cold. They need to put on a dish, then pour a special sauce, it turns out very tasty. To prepare the balls according to this recipe, you will need: 250 grams of crab sticks, 200 grams of mashed potatoes, half a cup of breading for roasting, four tablespoons of mayonnaise, three salted cucumber, a bunch of parsley, two cloves of garlic, a glass of vegetable oil, pepper and salt.

First of all, you must clean the crab sticks from the packaging and grind them in a blender. Now it is necessary to mix chopped sticks with mashed potatoes, salt, pepper and mix everything. On the stove it is necessary to put a deep frying pan, pour in the vegetable oil, then warm it up. Blend from the crab mixture neat balls that need to roll in breading. After the oil in the frying pan is sufficiently heated, you can put balls in it, fry them until golden brown. Finished balls must be caught with a noise, spread them on a dish, covered with paper towels (so they will be removed from excess fat).

Now you can quickly prepare a spicy sauce, for this it is worth chopping pickled cucumbers of parsley, squeezing out garlic, adding mayonnaise. All stir - the sauce is ready. Put the balls on a dish, put a little sauce on each. Now you can serve to the table!

Of course, balls from crab sticks can be prepared in another way. Not everyone can like the process of making the previous recipe, so you can suggest one more option.

Balls of crab sticks - option two

Since it is difficult to imagine at least one festive table without the usual salads and snacks, you can offer to cook something original. The recipe for crab stick balls is just for this case. For him you need: four crab sticks, three boiled eggs, a packet of cream cheese, five spoonfuls of mayonnaise, salt, greens, as well as yolk and a tomato for decoration. We pass directly to the cooking process. First you need to take crab sticks and finely chop them. Eggs must be cleaned and cut into cubes. Rub one cream cheese on a very shallow grater.

Now that everything is clean and sliced, you can take a bowl and mix all the ingredients until a homogeneous product is obtained. All this needs to be salted to taste, season with mayonnaise. Do not let too much mayonnaise. From this mass, the balls that are normal in consistency should be obtained. Now, take a small amount of the mixture and roll the ball. In total you should have six balls. Of the remaining mass, you need to roll something like a foot for a mushroom.

Now it's time to finely chop dill, rub the yolk on a small grater, and from the tomato to separate the edge. Three balls should be rolled in greens, and three in yolk. Put the balls on the edge of the plate, put the "leg" in the center, and cover it with a tomato hat. All is ready. You can serve to the festive table.

Bon Appetit!