Soft shell blue crab
Soft shell blue crab

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, soft shell blue crab. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Soft shell blue crab is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Soft shell blue crab is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

Commercial fishermen harvest Blue Crabs on the east coast and hold them in tanks and monitor them for molting. After each crab have molted, they are quickly removed from the tank to stop the shell from hardening. Soft Shell Crab How to cook - One thing I will miss when retired in Philippines.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook soft shell blue crab using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Soft shell blue crab:
  1. Get Soft shell blue crab
  2. Take 2 eggs (room temp)
  3. Take 1 cup butter milk
  4. Prepare 1 tsp Cajun season
  5. Take Salt/ pepper
  6. Make ready 2 cups self rising flour
  7. Take 1 tbsp Old Bay seasoning
  8. Make ready 1 tsp salt
  9. Get Peanut or vegetable oil

Contrary to popular belief, soft shell crabs aren't a separate species; they are just regular, hard shell crabs (most often blue crabs in the US) at a particular stage of growth. Soft shell crabs are prepared by first cutting out the gills, face, and guts. The crab is then battered in flour, egg, and seasoning, then fried in oil until crispy. The result can be served as an entre', or in a sandwich.

Instructions to make Soft shell blue crab:
  1. Rinse off blue crab and place on paper towel to drain. Crack both eggs in a bowl and add buttermilk. Add Cajun seasoning and mix. Add a pinch of salt and pepper. Turn on stove to medium heat and allow oil to heat up. Preferably in a cast iron skillet or heavy bottom pan.
  2. Add flour and remainder of seasoning into paper bag and shake to blend together.
  3. Add blue crab to flour. Dust off excess and add to egg mixture. Cover completely in egg. Add back to the bag of seasoned flour. Cover entire crab in flour. Add a pinch of flour to see if oil is ready to fry if it’s bubbling when the flour is added, it ready, if not allow oil to continue to heat. You may need to turn the heat up slightly above medium…
  4. Fry until golden. Take out and drain excess oil on paper towel while you prepare to make your Po boy sandwich

When served between bread slices or crackers, the legs stick out on either side, and the. Maryland Soft Shell Crabs: Blue crabs go through a molting process shedding its outer shell and leaving a delicate soft shell crab that is exploding with flavor. Several methods for preparing soft shell crabs are baked, sauteed, deep fried, or pan fried. Other ways of cooking will give equally tasty results. The delicious soft shell crab…mmmmm soooo good….is a Chesapeake Bay regional specialty.

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