Soft shell blue crab
Soft shell blue crab

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Soft shell blue crab is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Soft shell blue crab is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have 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. Prepare Soft shell blue crab
  2. Make ready 2 eggs (room temp)
  3. Get 1 cup butter milk
  4. Take 1 tsp Cajun season
  5. Take Salt/ pepper
  6. Take 2 cups self rising flour
  7. Make ready 1 tbsp Old Bay seasoning
  8. Make ready 1 tsp salt
  9. Get Peanut or vegetable oil

Soft shell crabs are a treat whether fried, broiled, or grilled. There are specific considerations to remember when buying them. 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 crab is a culinary term for crabs that have recently molted their old exoskeleton and are still soft.

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

Soft-shells are removed from the water as soon as they molt to prevent any hardening of their shell. 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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