Creamy Crab Croquettes

Many times I choose a recipe simply because I think it’ll be a challenge. You could think of it almost as an invitation to fail, because failure means I learned something.

Spoiler alert: I did not fail. This recipe was oh-so-delicous.

So delicious that my significant other became homesick. It reminded him too much of food served at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. It was the best compliment he could’ve given me.

The recipe of course is for Creamy Crab Croquettes stolen from Beyond the Plate. We couldn’t decide which way was better–fresh out of the fryer or straight out of the refrigerator the following the day. When they are freshly cooked they have this creamy and hearty taste to them with just the right amount of crab flavor–as if I somehow managed to fry stew into this delectable piece of fried dough. Nothing that overwhelms or tastes too fishy. As leftovers brought out cold, all the flavors sort of marinate upon themselves and it becomes even more creamy and less soupy.

However the man and I agree–they didn’t do too well being microwaved the next day.

But all in all, anything that tastes of Fisherman’s Wharf is good enough for me!