SAUTEED SOFT-SHELL CRABS WITH GARLIC AND BUTTER
Provided by Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 32m
Yield 3 appetizer servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Season crabs with salt and pepper and dredge in the flour, shaking off excess. Set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium high heat, add the oil and saute the crabs until soft, about 2 minutes on each side. Remove the crabs and set aside. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Then add the capers and white wine. Cook until wine has reduced to about 1/2. Swirl in the butter and the chopped chives. Season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer crabs to a plate, spoon sauce over the crabs and garnish with Essence.
- Combine all ingredients thoroughly and store in an airtight jar or container.
- Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch. Published by William and Morrow, 1993.
PAN-FRIED SOFT-SHELL CRABS
Ask your fishmonger to clean soft-shell crabs for you. Crabs should be cooked no more than six hours after they are cleaned.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Whisk flour, salt, and pepper; place on a dinner plate. Dredge 2 soft-shell crabs in flour mixture, shaking off excess (make sure crabs are completely coated).
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a medium sauté pan over medium-high heat. The oil should be very hot but not smoking. Place flour-coated crabs, back side down, in sauté pan; reduce heat to medium if pan starts to smoke. Sauté crabs until golden and crisp, about 3 minutes (do not stand too close to pan; crabs tend to spatter during cooking). Turn crabs over, and cook 2 minutes more.
- Add 1 tablespoon butter and a large pinch of parsley to skillet. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over crabs. Keep warm in a low oven. Repeat process until all the crabs are cooked.
COOK'S NOTE: HOW TO EAT HARD-SHELL CRAB
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- To remove meat from a cooked hard-shell crab, first twist off the legs and claws close to the body. Break each claw and leg with a nutcracker remove the meat with a cocktail fork or nut pick.Holding the crab in both hands, insert your thumb under the shell by the apron hinge. Pull the body away from the shell.With a spoon, remove the meat and roe from the shell. Discard the stomach bag located between the eyes. Discard the shell.
BOILED HARD-SHELL BLUE CRABS
A true delicacy of the sea! Boil a bunch of fresh crabs, and have family and friends over for a fun peel-and-eat party.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Make Cocktail Sauce.
- Heat water to boiling in stockpot or canner. Drop 4 crabs at a time into water. Cover and heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Simmer 10 minutes; drain. Repeat with remaining crabs.
- Follow directions for How to Eat Crabmeat. Serve with Cocktail Sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 100, Carbohydrate 0 g, Cholesterol 105 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 21 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 290 mg
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