Crab Croquettes

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter 
• 6 ounces surimi crab sticks shelled cooked
• 0.5 teaspoon mustard dry
• 2 large eggs 
• 0.3 teaspoon garlic powder 
• 0.3 cup green onions chopped
• 30 servings hot sauce 
• 0.3 teaspoon kosher salt 
• 0.8 cup panko bread crumbs) (japanese-style divided
• 4 cups vegetable oil for frying

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• baking sheet
• paper towels
• whisk
• pot
• kitchen thermometer

Directions

1. Saut onions in butter in a medium frying pan over high heat until softened, 1 minute.
2. Transfer to a large bowl.
3. Add mustard, garlic powder, salt, crab, 1 egg, and 1/4 cup panko and stir until blended.
4. Form mixture into 8 balls and set them on an oiled baking sheet.
5. Whisk remaining egg with 2 tbsp. water on a small plate. Put remaining 1/2 cup panko on another plate. Dip balls in egg, then roll in panko.
6. Meanwhile, pour oil into a medium pot, insert a deep-fry thermometer, and heat over high heat to 35
7. Cook 3 or 4 balls in oil at a time, turning often, until medium brown, 4 minutes.
8. Transfer croquettes to paper towels.
9. Serve with hot sauce.