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Mini Deviled Crab Cornbread Muffins

Mini Deviled Crab Cornbread Muffins

At his dinner parties in Harlem, chef and cookbook author Alexander Smalls pairs creamy, slightly spicy, fresh deviled crab with tender corn muffins, barely sweetened with brown sugar and studded with corn kernels, for a quick one-bite appetizer. Choose fresh crab over pasteurized for the best flavor.

Ingreadient :
Deviled Crab
  • 4 ounces fresh lump crabmeat (about 3/4 cup), drained and picked
  • 1/4 cup panko
  • 2 scallions, finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped jalapeño
  • 3/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon celery seeds
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more to taste
Muffins
  • 1/3 cup fine yellow or white cornmeal (about 1 1/4 ounces)
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour (about 1 1/2 ounces)
  • 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup fresh or thawed frozen yellow corn kernels (about 2 1/4 ounces)
  • Cooking spray
  • Finely chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish
Direction :
Deviled Crab
  • 4 ounces fresh lump crabmeat (about 3/4 cup), drained and picked
  • 1/4 cup panko
  • 2 scallions, finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped jalapeño
  • 3/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon celery seeds
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more to taste
Muffins
  • 1/3 cup fine yellow or white cornmeal (about 1 1/4 ounces)
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour (about 1 1/2 ounces)
  • 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup fresh or thawed frozen yellow corn kernels (about 2 1/4 ounces)
  • Cooking spray
  • Finely chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish