Soft Shell Crab Sandwich

20 ingredients
2 steps

Ingredients

  • Dredging Ingredients for crabs
  • 8 small soft shell crabs, cleaned
  • equal parts of seasoned flour and corn meal to equal about two cups
  • 1/4 cup Optional House of Autry Seafood Breader
  • 1 Rounded teaspoon Phillips Seafood Seasoning
  • Pinch Ground Red Pepper flakes
  • 1/8th teaspoons White or black pepper, freshly ground
  • Lemon wedges
  • 8 slices of toasted or grilled country white bread
  • Tartar Sauce
  • 1 cup Mayo, homemade if you like
  • 1 tablespoon minced kosher dill pickle
  • 2 small shallots, finely minced
  • About 2 teaspoons of freshly chopped parsley
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
  • Optional just a touch of wasabi paste or that wasabi mayo if you can find it
  • Pinch of seafood seasoning
  • Salt and pepper if you like
  • Mild olive oil and butter for frying

Directions

  1. 1
    Blend all of the tartar sauce ingredients, cover and chill until ready to serve with the crab cakes.
  2. 2
    Dredge the crabs in the flour, heat about two tablespoons oil and a bit of butter on med high heat in a pan large enough to fry at least 3 crabs at a time. Saute crabs top side down for 3-4 minutes until crispy and golden, turn with pinchers and finish for another 3-4 minutes. Spread toasted bread with tartar sauce; add crab or crabs, lettuce, and mayo. Save with additional sauce and lemon wedges.

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