Sauteed Soft Crabs

6 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • fresh soft crabs
  • 4 oz. butter or margarine
  • egg wash (egg white mixed with 1 Tbsp. water)
  • flour
  • few drops lemon juice
  • dash of seafood seasoning

Directions

  1. 1
    Place butter in a skillet and allow to get very hot, white in appearance.
  2. 2
    Dip soft crabs in egg wash, then dip in flour.
  3. 3
    Put crabs in hot butter and be careful of the splatters.
  4. 4
    Add seafood seasoning to taste, then lemon juice.
  5. 5
    Turn soft crabs when brown and crisp, about 5 minutes.
  6. 6
    Allow to cook 4 to 5 minutes on the other side.
  7. 7
    Remove from heat, take soft crabs from pan and pat dry with paper towels.
  8. 8
    Serve hot.
  9. 9
    This quantity butter is for 4 soft crabs, approximately 2 soft crabs to 1 ounce of butter.

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