Recipe - Fried Soft Shell Crab

18 Live Soft Shell Crabs
1 teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Black Pepper; Ground
One fourth teaspoon Garlic Powder
One fourth teaspoon Onion Powder
2 ounce Lemon Juice
3 ds Soy Sauce
1 cup Flour
3 Eggs; Beaten
2 cup Plain Breadcrumbs

PREPARATION:

1. Clean crabs but do not remove top shell. 2. Rinse well in cool water. 3.
Place the crabs on a sheet pan and season with salt, pepper, lemon, soy
sauce, garlic power and onion powder, then refrigerate for at least two
hours. 4. Place flour in one bowl, eggs in another, and bread crumbs in the
last. 5. Roll crab in the flour, dip in the eggs, and then coat with the
bread crumbs. 6. Preheat oven to 450ø. 7. Heat a skillet with about 1" of
oil. 8. Saute crab on one side for 45 minutes, turn and continue until
crab is crispy. 9. Place browned crabs in oven for 8 minutes until hot all
the way through and crispy.

Serving Suggestions: Serve with cocktail sauce, remoulade, a green sauce,
or a creamy dijon sauce. Always serve the sauce on the side.

Formatted and Busted by Carriej999@AOL.com

Recipe by: Red Lobster

Posted to MCRecipe Digest by Carriej999 Carriej999@aol.com on Mar 8,
1998