vegan crabby patties

The picture looks like these "crab" cakes have strawberries in them or something! Of course they don't, the red color is just a fake-o coloring added to the fake-o crab pieces.
These turned out really good. Not very healthy at all, but tasty in a southern-fried, hush puppy kind of way. The recipe follows the blurry picture.



Vegan Crabby Patties

1 package fake-o crab (I used May Wah brand), chopped into small pieces
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/3 cup plain soymilk
1 Tbsp brown mustard
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1 stalk of celery, chopped
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1 cup oil or non-hydrogenated shortening

Preheat oil or shortening to med-high heat in a skillet or frying pan.

In a medium bowl, mix together crab, onions, celery, and flour. Add soymilk and cornmeal alternately. Add spices and mustard, and mix well. The texture should be a very thick batter. If batter seems thin, add a little bit more flour.
Drop batter by the spoonful into the heated oil. Fry until brown on each side.
Cool on paper towels and then devour.