Crab-Stuffed Jalapeos

Name: Crab-Stuffed Jalapeos
Ingredients: 10–12 medium jalapeños; 1 tbsp. canola oil, plus more for frying; 1/4 lb. lump crab meat, picked through; to remove any bits of shell; 3 tbsp. cream cheese, at room temperature; 1 tbsp. finely chopped cilantro leaves; 1 tbsp. finely chopped parsley leaves; 1 shallot, finely chopped; 1 1/2 tbsp. plus 3/4 cup dried bread crumbs; 2 tsp. fresh lime juice; 1 egg yolk; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup milk; 2 eggs, beaten; 1 1/4 tsp. kosher salt, plus more to taste

Crab-Stuffed Jalapeos was pinched from <a href="http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Crab-Stuffed-Jalapeos" target="_blank">www.saveur.com.</a>

"This dish is based on the crab-stuffed jalapeos found on menus throughout southeast Texas. We found that chilling the chiles after stuffing them makes them easier to coat with bread crumbs and fry...."

INGREDIENTS

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10–12 medium jalapeños

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1 tbsp. canola oil, plus more for frying

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1/4 lb. lump crab meat, picked through

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to remove any bits of shell

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3 tbsp. cream cheese, at room temperature

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1 tbsp. finely chopped cilantro leaves

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1 tbsp. finely chopped parsley leaves

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1 shallot, finely chopped

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1 1/2 tbsp. plus 3/4 cup dried bread crumbs

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2 tsp. fresh lime juice

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1 egg yolk

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1/2 cup all-purpose flour

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1/2 cup milk

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2 eggs, beaten

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1 1/4 tsp. kosher salt, plus more to taste

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