Crab-stuffed Green Chilies

Ingredients

• 3 (7 ounce) cans whole green chilies
• 1 lb crabmeat, flaked
• 2 tablespoons green peppers, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons onions, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons dill pickles, finely chopped
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons cucumbers, seeded, finely chopped
• 3 1/4 cups soda crackers, crushed
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• to taste oil (for deep frying)

Recipe

• 1 discard pulp and seeds from chilies, rinse chilies and drain on paper towels.
• 2 combine crab meat, green pepper, onion, dill pickle, cucumber, 1/4 cup crushed crackers, 1 egg, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, cayenne, garlic and 1/4 cup milk in large bowl.
• 3 stuff chilies with crab mixture. refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
• 4 place remaining 3 cups crushed crackers in flat pan.
• 5 combine remaining 1 cup milk, 2 eggs, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper in another pan.
• 6 dip chilled stuff chilies in egg mixture, then in crackers. repeat procedure.
• 7 deep-fry at 375 degrees until golden brown.
• 8 drain on paper towels.
• 9 slice about 1 1/2 inches thick.