Monday, July 20, 2009
Soft-Shell Crab BLT
There is not much to say except this is a must. Find the small soft-shell crabs, get good bacon, and watch out for the splattering oil. You will be well rewarded with the perfect soft-shell crabs to eat on their own or if you want one of the best sandwiches possible.
Chicken-Fried Soft-Shell Crabs
Fish Without a Doubt, Rick & Moonen & Roy Finamore
For the Marinade
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup minced red onion
1/4 cup chopped scallions
3 tbls chopped fresh dill
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp grated lemon zest
1/2 tsp chili paste
12 ("hotel") soft-shell crabs, cleaned
coarse salt and white pepper
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cornmeal
corn or peanut oil for frying
For the marinade: Combine the buttermilk, onion, scallions, dill, garlic, zest, and chili paste in a baking dish. Whisk or stir well.
Lay the crabs int he marinade, making sure you've got them completely coasted. Cover with plastic and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour. The crabs will weep into the marinade; this is fine.
Remove the crabs from the marinade and season with salt and white pepper. Combine the flour and cornmeal and dip the crabs, patting to coat well. Lay them on a rack over a baking sheet. Refrigerate for about 1 hour to set the coating.
Heat 1/4 inch of oil in a heavy skillet (this is a good time to pull out your cast-iron pan) until very hot but not smoking. fry the crabs in batches for about 2 mins on the first side, then turn and fry for another minute. The crust should be golden. Be prepared: the crabs will spit when you fry them; a splatter screen will come in handy. Drain on paper towels, and serve with remoulade or tarter sauce.
To make the Soft-Shell Crab BLT
If your a BLT fan, get ready for something awesome. Spread some potato rolls or hamburger buns with butter and toast them on a griddle. Smear the rolls with tarter sauce or mayonnaise and build a sandwich with chicken-fried soft-shell crab, bacon, lettuce, tomato, sliced avocado, and a few grinds of the pepper mill.
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12 comments:
The crabs were worth Renee's multiple 1st degree burns on her hands and arm, but maybe not the partial blindness that might have resulted had she been hit with hot oil in the eye. Oh wait, she was hit in the eye ...
It looks totally woth injuries to me. What a great combination.
Looking forward to hearing about China too!
Oh Ned would die if I made this for him. but soft shell crabs are ewww!
Hi Renee, Was very nice to meet you in New Orleans and enjoyed eating lunch with you at NOLA. We got called him Sat afternoon, our daughter in law went into early labor. So we have another trip planned to spend more time. We did make it to the Acme Oyster House, the oyster po boy was the best! Don't forget to make that pie and post your crust recipe!!
Sue
The very idea of soft shelled crab and bacon is lovely.
oh HELL YEAH. i just had to comment to say that. LOVE adding the bacon to an already delicious sammie.
The combination is perfect. My whole family love it.
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I didn't know that there were something like that but it looks pretty tasty
I have never seen a similar hamburger , I think that the ingredients are crazies .... I will visit this place to eat Chicken-Fried Soft-Shell Crabs
Thank You a ton for writing such a wonderful piece of information. Keep sharing such ideas in the future as well. This was actually what I was looking for, and I am glad to came here! Thanks for sharing the such information with us.
Thanks for your article, pretty useful piece of writing.
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