Well it’s finally happened.  We have encountered a relatively disappointing recipe from this book.  


And in my head I was thinking how can you go wrong with fried crab balls?  Or fried anything really?  And of course the prep for this is really easy, so if you needed a last minute appetizer this would be a quick fix- 


*sigh* God is apparently thwarting my expeditious appetizer selection.  


It’s basically throwing crab, pork, water chestnuts, onions and a few other things in a food processor, and then you take globs of the mixture, plop them in oil, and fry them.  And that part is a touch fun I’ll admit, but they just came out very je ne sais pas–  very something not quite right.  Even with dipping sauce.  


Someone said they seemed dry, but I’m not sure that was it.  I think the best way I heard it described was “spongy,” which would probably be more accurate.  Not spongy in a delectable hush puppy way, more like stale popcorn spongy.  Oh well.  And really, looking at the recipe I’m not sure what I could change to adjust the texture, I think this one just goes down in the Booooo Category.  


Boooo spongy fried goop.  


Recipe posted for anyone interested, or seeking an amusing afternoon with the food processor.