Fried Soft-Shell Crab

7 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 8 Soft-shell crabs, cleaned
  • Salt to Taste
  • 1/2 c. saltine cracker crumbs, fine consistency
  • 1 Tbsp. all purpose flour
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten
  • 1/2 c. milk
  • 3/4 c. salad oil

Directions

  1. 1
    Sprinkle soft-shell crabs with salt.
  2. 2
    Roll in a mixture of fine saltine cracker crumbs, and flour.
  3. 3
    Dip in a mixture of slightly beaten egg and milk; roll in crumbs and flour mixture again.
  4. 4
    Heat salad oil in a skillet.
  5. 5
    Fry crabs in hot fat 3 to 5 minutes on each side, depending on size of crabs.
  6. 6
    Drain.
  7. 7
    Serve with lemon wedges.

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