Crab Bites

                                                                                                                 


Jer.17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?

1 cup self-rising white cornmeal mix 
1/2 cup self-rising flour
3 green onions, thinly sliced
1/2 of a seeded jalapeno
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 ounces fresh lump crabmeat, picked
1 large egg
3/4 cup beer
Olive oil

Stir together cornmeal mix and flour in a large bowl. Use a pestle and mortar to crush salt, sugar, green onions and jalapeno. Add to cornmeal mixture. Stir in crabmeat, egg, and beer until just moistened. Let stand 10 minutes. Heat oil to 350°. Drop batter by tablespoon into hot oil, and fry, in batches, 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown, turning once. Serve with your favorite rémoulade.