’Fuskie Shrimp and Blue Crab Burger
You can eat these tasty burgers on buns or just by themselves with a little tartar sauce.
Serves 8
1½ cups vegetable oil
1 pound small raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 pound lump crabmeat, loosened or picked through
½ onion, finely diced
1 to 2 teaspoons salt
1 to 2 teaspoons pepper
1 to 2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons melted butter or vegetable oil
2 tablespoons self-rising flour
For serving (optional):
Lemon wedges
8 hamburger buns
Mayonnaise or tartar sauce
Pickles, tomatoes, and cheese
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot, but not smoking.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the shrimp, crabmeat, onion, salt, pepper, garlic powder, butter, and flour and mix well.
Divide the mixture into 8 portions and use your hands to form them into patties.
Fry 4 patties at a time for 3 to 4 minutes on each side, or until golden brown on both sides. Drain the patties on a platter lined with paper towels.
Put the burgers on buns with your favorite garnishes or eat by themselves, and enjoy.
From Sallie Ann Robinson’s Kitchen: Food and Family Lore from the Lowcountry by Sallie Ann Robinson. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, September 2019. Reprinted with permission.
Photo by Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn