Pan-Fried Soft-Shell Crabs
A seafood recipe for Salt and freshly−ground black pepper, to taste.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 cups saltine cracker crumbs
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 soft-shell crabs
Instructions
- 1
In a shallow dish, stir the flour together with the oregano, salt and pepper.
- 2
In a second dish, mix together milk and eggs.
- 3
Add cracker crumbs to garlic, and process until crumbs are ground fine.
- 4
Transfer crumbs to another dish.
- 5
In a large, heavy skillet, warm the butter and oil together over medium-high heat.
- 6
Dip each crab lightly first in the flour, next in the egg mixture, and then in the cracker crumbs.
- 7
Add the crabs to the skillet, in two batches if necessary, and pan-fry them 6 to 8 minutes, turning them once.
- 8
Drain crabs, and serve immediately.
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