Stuffed Soft Crab

3 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 12 medium Maryland soft crabs, cleaned
  • 1 lb. Maryland backfin crabmeat
  • 1/2 c. butter or margarine

Directions

  1. 1
    Dry soft crabs with paper towels.
  2. 2
    Remove all cartilage from crabmeat.
  3. 3
    Place soft crabs in shallow baking pan.
  4. 4
    Remove top shell from crabs and stuff each crab cavity with about 3 tablespoons crabmeat.
  5. 5
    Replace top shell.
  6. 6
    Melt butter and pour evenly over crabs.
  7. 7
    Bake at 400° until shells turn red and crabs brown slightly, about 15 minutes.
  8. 8
    Makes 6 servings, 2 crabs each.

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