Mr. Hawthorne lurves his soft shells
and, as you know, 'tis the season,
so we've been having soft shells
at least once a week now for the past month.
Mr. Hawthorne just dredges his crabs
in flour seasoned with Old Bay,
fries them, and drains on paper towels.
I had some frozen Blarney Puff Balls
which I added to the oil.
I had never heard of these little gems
until Marilyn mentioned them.
Seems they're a staple on
The Irish Lion's menu,
in Bloomington, IN.
A big thank you to Marilyn,
of FoodiesUntie blogdom
for introducing me to this delightful treat.
Marilyn wanted to recreate them,
so I offered my recipe.
And here's Marilyn's recipe.
I added a jalapeno tartar sauce and a mango/pineapple/habanero sauce
to spice things up a bit.
Mr. Hawthorne made a traditional cole slaw.
I had some frozen cubes of pesto I'd made
last fall from the last of my basil
and that got added to my whole wheat rotini
along with some frozen green peas.
I love the Blarney Puff Balls.
Crispy on the outside
and potatoey creamy smooth goodness on the inside.
Inside a Blarney Puff Ball.
Every now and then,
I just have to have me some fried.
I'm good now.
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