Weighted And Panfried Soft-shell Crabs With Lime-garlic M

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Cklive21, Pdate	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

6		Softshell crabs, cleaned
		Salt and pepper
1	c	Buttermilk
1	c	Flour
1/2	t	Cayenne
		Unsalted butter for pan
		frying
2	t	Olive oil
2		Garlic cloves, finely minced
1		Lime, Juice of
		Salt and pepper
1	T	Minced fresh cilantro

INSTRUCTIONS

Season the crabs with salt and pepper and place in the buttermilk.
Soak for 1 hour. Remove and pat dry.  While the crabs are soaking,
prepare the mojo: heat the olive oil in a  small, heavy saucepan over a
moderately low flame. Add the garlic and  cook slowly for 5 minutes, or
until golden, not brown. Add the lime  juice, stir, and bring to a
boil. Remove from heat, season with salt  and pepper, and add cilantro.
Refrigerate until cool.  To prepare the crabs: In a bowl, mix together
the flour, cayenne and  salt and pepper to taste. Dredge the crabs in
the flour, shaking off  the excess. Choose a heavy frying pan (or pans)
that will hold all  the crabs in one layer without crowding. Place the
pans over  moderately high heat and add enough butter to create a thin
layer  (about 1/4 inch) in each pan. After the foam subsides, add the
floured crabs and weight them (with bricks or anything you can
improvise). Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the crabs are golden
brown on the underside. Turn the crabs over, and weight them again.
Cook for 2 to 3 more minutes, or until the other side is golden  brown.
Transfer them to paper towels to drain briefly, dab each crab  with
some of the mojo and serve.  Yield: 2 servings  Converted by MC_Buster.
Per serving: 666 Calories (kcal); 13g Total Fat; (17% calories from
fat); 22g Protein; 117g Carbohydrate; 9mg Cholesterol; 263mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 6 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2
Fruit; 2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates  Recipe by: COOKING LIVE SHOW
#CL9345  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 653 Calories From Fat: 110 Total Fat: 12.6g Cholesterol: 9.8mg Sodium: 264.4mg Potassium: 606.4mg Carbohydrates: 112.4g Fiber: 4g Sugar: 12.7g Protein: 21.7g