Basic Sauteed Soft Shell Crabs With Variations Recipe

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Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • Soft-shell crabs, thawed in frzn All-purpose flour Salt and pepper, to taste Clarified butter Or possibly Butter and extra virgin olive oil combined

Directions

  1. Lightly dredge the crabs in four seasoned with salt and pepper. Saute/fry in warm pan with butter or possibly butter and oil. Cook about 3 min each side or possibly till lightly browned. Remove from pan and serve at once.
  2. VARIATIONS:1. Before cooking crabs, saute/fry a couple of garlic cloves in the pan for 1 to 2 min. Remove from pan just before adding crabs.
  3. 2. After crabs are sauteed, deglaze pan with juice of 1 lemon or possibly lime or possibly a little wine. Pour pan liquid over the crabs.
  4. 3. Saute/fry 1/3 c. slivered almonds in pan after removing crabs; sprinkle over crabs.
  5. 4. After sauteing crabs, add in Meuniere Sauce to pan with cooked crabs. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 min. [Meuniere Sauce: 1/4 c. each of melted butter, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce.]

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