CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
Seafood |
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Seafood |
1 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
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Soft-shell crabs; thawed in frozen |
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All-purpose flour |
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Salt and pepper; to taste |
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Clarified butter OR |
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Butter and olive oil combined |
INSTRUCTIONS
Lightly dredge the crabs in four seasoned with salt and pepper. Saute in
hot pan with butter or butter and oil. Cook about 3 minutes each side or
until lightly browned. Remove from pan and serve at once.
VARIATIONS:
1. Before cooking crabs, saute a couple of garlic cloves in the pan for 1
to 2 minutes. Remove from pan just before adding crabs.
2. After crabs are sauteed, deglaze pan with juice of 1 lemon or lime or a
little wine. Pour pan liquid over the crabs.
3. Saute 1/3 cup slivered almonds in pan after removing crabs; sprinkle
over crabs.
4. After sauteing crabs, add Meuniere Sauce to pan with cooked crabs. Bring
to boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. [Meuniere Sauce: 1/4 cup each of
melted butter, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce.]
Recipe by: The Coastland Times
Posted to KitMailbox Digest by "Art Guyer" <ThePoint@beachlink.com> on Jun
04, 1998
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