Thread: Great Balls of Fire

Looking for a recipe for Great Balls of Fire from Joe's Crab Shack. It's an appetizer with crab, shrimp, jalapeno, cream cheese in a lightly breaded ball, served with ranch dipping sauce.
I would like to have this recipe along with what kind of seasoning they are using to make the sun-set fire grilled steam pots.

Man, I love those. I'd love to see a recipe for this, too! I've never run across one, though...

I found a recipe for the crab dip that they serve there I am wondering if it is the same. other than needing to add the shrimp and the jalapenos to it and rolling it into bread crumbs.

I just saw a commercial for Joe's yesterday. I don't think we have them
in my area. I'll have to google them.

I've Had Them, They Are Really Good. I've Googled For Recipes, Never Found One That Sounded Close......steph...... Here's Your Next Copykat To Make! Lol

Try this recipe this is the closest I have come to finding the real recipe.

2 Ounces Cream Cheese
1 tablespoon Mayonnaise
1/4 cup Sour Cream
1 tablespoon Seasoned salt
1/8 teaspoon Paprika
4 teaspoons Onions, diced
4 teaspoons Green Pepper, minced
1/4 cup Mozzarella shredded cheese
6 ounces Crab meat
4 ounces salad shrimp cut in pieces
3 jalapenos diced

Mix cream cheese, mayo, sour cream and butter until smooth. blend in salt and paprika. stir in all other ingredients. Roll into 1/4 inch balls and put into refrigerator for 30 mins. Remove and roll in bread crumbs and deep fry on high until golden brown.

Let me know how they come out I am gonna go get the stuff and try these tonight.

Don't forget to roll the balls in an egg and milk mixture after it comes out of freezer. Then deep fry until golden brown. Sorry i forgot this in my other post.

I did a google search for seafood great balls of fire and it lead me to http://hubpages.com/hub/Joes-Crab-Shack-Copycat-Recipes

I wonder if this is the recipe you might be looking for with some jalapeno added:

Seafood Stuffing like Joe's Crab Shack's®

Serves: 8
Prep. Time: 0:25

1/4 cup margarine
1/2 bunch celery - trimmed, diced
3 lrg. onions - diced
1 1/2 Tbls. minced garlic
1/2 lb. pollock fillets
1/2 lb. salad shrimp - chopped
1 oz. shrimp base - see Notes, below
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp. white pepper
2 cups unseasoned croutons
1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1/2 lb. crab claw meat


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-Sauté celery, onion, and garlic in margarine for until translucent.
-Add pollock and cook for 5-7 minutes.
-Add shrimp and cook for 2 minutes.
-Drain most (but not all) of liquid from pan.
-Stir in shrimp base and peppers.
-Fold in croutons and breadcrumbs.
-Fold in crab meat.

Notes: Shrimp base is a thick, paste-like bouillon that can be found in the supermarket next to the bouillon and granules. If you can't find it, use chicken soup base OR 2 tsp. chicken bouillon granules.

Joe's uses this mix in many of their other dishes:

Crab Balls: Roll stuffing into 1" balls, roll in flour, and deep-fry until brown.