Devil Ed Crab Rolls From Tampa

From taste of cuba, thank you sonia martinez.

Dough:.

Soak american bread in water 15 minutes.

Remove , squeeze until almost dry.

Add cuban bread gradually until dough is formed.

Add paprika , salt.

Mix well.

Make ball from dough.

Place in fridge about 3 hours.

Crab mix:.

Fry onion , pepper , garlic , hot pepper in oil for 15 minutes add bay leaves , sugar , salt , tomato paste.

Stir.

Cover and cook 15 minutes on low heat.

Add crabmeat.

Cook 10 minutes and then uncover.

Keep in fridge 2 hours.

Take about 3 tablespoons dough.

Press in the palm of your hand.

Add 1 tbsp crab mix.

Seal like croquette with 2 pointed ends.

Dip into following mixture:.

2 eggs well beaten with cup milk , salt , dash black pepper.

Mix 1cup cracker meal and cup flour.

Roll croquettes first in cracker / flour , then in egg mix , then in cracker / flour again.

Refrigerate 2 hours.

Fry in deep fat until brown.

Prep time is the longest part of this , once they are made cooking is a snap.

stale bread, cuban bread, paprika, salt, oil, onions, red peppers, garlic cloves, red hot pepper, bay leaves, sugar, tomato paste, fresh crabmeat