Fried Soft-Shell Blue Crabs

Ingredients

• 12 soft-shell blue crabs
• 2 tsp. salt
• 2 eggs, beaten
• V* cup flour
• Vi cup milk
• Va cup dry bread crumbs

Method

1. 1

   Dress crabs by cutting off the face just back of the eyes.

2. 2

   Remove the apron; remove the spongy parts (the gills, stomach, and intestines) under the points of the body covering.

3. 3

   Rinse in cold water; drain.

4. 4

   Combine egg, milk, and salt.

5. 5

   Combine flour and crumbs.

6. 6

   Dip crabs in egg mixture and roll in flour-and-crumb mixture.

7. 7

   Place crabs in a heavy frying pan which contains about 0.5 inch of fat, hot but not smoking.

8. 8

   Fry at moderate heat.

9. 9

   When crabs are brown on one side, turn carefully and brown the other side.

10. 10

    Cooking time approximately 8 to 10 minutes.

11. 11

    Drain on absorbent paper.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Seafood cookery in North Carolina (1960) by North Carolina. Dept. of Conservation and Development, page 9. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fried Soft-Shell Blue Crabs 12 soft-shell blue crabs 2 tsp. salt 2 eggs, beaten V* cup flour Vi cup milk Va cup dry bread crumbs

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