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Go out and buy some imitation crab. Heat a vegetable oil to 350F (177C). Make a batter. Chop your crab sticks. Put your crab sticks in the deep fryer.
Contrary to what you may think at first, crab sticks are actually often made with imitation crab after than crab proper. The safest bet is to buy a pack of pre-sculpted crab sticks from the supermarket. If you're much more the DIY type, you can get bigger slabs to cut into the pieces yourself. Outside of a deep-frying oil, you thankfully won't need anything else to get this recipe started. You can of course, however, add spices and garnishes to your personal preference. Getting your deep fryer up to this temperature and bringing the heat up to a standard cooking level is a good thing to do first. This may be even easier if you have a specialized fry cooker handy in your kitchen; you can cook crab sticks in much the same way as you would fries. As with a lot of cooking, it's good to get your elements heated up while you're getting the other preparations looked after. Although it's totally optional, the crispy taste for crab sticks goes wonderfully together with a good homemade batter. Make a thick fix of corn starch, flour, milk, salt, baking soda and water, and mix thoroughly. From there, you can dip your individual pieces in before putting them in the deep fryer. Tempura batters also work really well when it comes to crab sticks. You can cut your crab sticks however it suits you. You may find that cutting them into long sticks (like fries) makes them easier to eat generally speaking. Keep in mind that bigger pieces will also incur a longer average cooking time. Once you've got everything ready, it's time to put it all in the deep fryer. It's better to cook crab sticks in batches rather than all at once. This will help ensure even cooking throughout. Wait until they're generally golden-brown, then take them out and insert a new batch. Repeat this process until you've made as many a you prefer.