Soft shell blue crab
Soft shell blue crab

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, soft shell blue crab. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Blue Crab Trading takes pride in our product and strives for satisfaction. 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 blue crab is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Soft shell blue crab is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

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

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

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. When served between bread slices or crackers, the legs stick out on either side, and the.

Steps 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

The delicious soft shell crab…mmmmm soooo good….is a Chesapeake Bay regional specialty. A culinary delight that makes mouths water every time a softy dish is The MD drivers license has a lovely little blue crab in the corner. While I pointed to that little corner crab, I said, "this gives me 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.

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