Crab Doublers

11 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 12 Maryland soft-shell crabs, cleaned
  • 1 pound Maryland blue crabmeat
  • 1/2 cup bread crumbs, plus 2 cups crab-boil-seasoned bread crumbs
  • 4 tablespoons light mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons seafood seasoning
  • 2 teaspoons finely chopped cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
  • 1 large egg, beaten, plus 1 large egg, beaten with a splash of water
  • Vegetable oil

Directions

  1. 1
    Clean soft-shell crabs, rinse, pat dry and refrigerate.
  2. 2
    Carefully remove cartilage from crabmeat.
  3. 3
    Toss the crabmeat gently with bread crumbs.
  4. 4
    In a separate bowl, mix together mayonnaise, seafood seasoning, cilantro, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, and egg.
  5. 5
    Gently fold the mayonnaise mixture into the crabmeat.
  6. 6
    Spoon crab filling into the cavity of the soft-shell crabs, under the shell tips.
  7. 7
    Dip or brush crab in beaten egg, dredge in seasoned bread crumbs.
  8. 8
    Heat oil in large saute pan.
  9. 9
    When the oil is hot, pan-fry the crabs until golden brown on top and bottom.
  10. 10
    Garnish and serve.

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