Crispy flour-fried crabs
Small, crispy crab cakes made with a light batter of beaten eggs, flour, and bird’s eye chili, fried until golden brown and crispy. Serve hot.
Small, crispy crab cakes coated in a light egg and flour batter, fried until golden brown.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time15 min
- Total35 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostPricey
- Cooking methodFrying
- Estimated cost$45.27 $11.32 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $44.19
- $0.40
- $0.10
- $0.02
- $0.27
- $0.13
- $0.16
Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Wash the crabs thoroughly, then carefully cut them in half. ≈ 8 min
- Put them in a salad bowl. ≈ 3 min
- Add the remaining ingredients. ≈ 3 min
- Mix. ≈ 4 min
- Fry until they are crispy and golden brown.
The bill
Crispy flour-fried crabs
- 500 g of small crabs (alimasag)$44.19
- 1 egg, beaten$0.40
- 65 grams of flour$0.10
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt$0.02
- 1/2 teaspoon of pepper$0.27
- 1 teaspoon of chopped bird’s eye chili (labuyo)$0.13
- Oil for deep frying, in sufficient quantity$0.16
Total$45.27
that's $11.32 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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