SOFT-SHELL CRAB TOAST
Broiling is perhaps the easiest way to cook soft shell crabs. All you do is oil up the crabs, lay them on a baking sheet and broil them until crisp and bronzed on both sides - under 10 minutes. It's also one of the tastiest ways to cook them: their edges crisp and char while their bellies swell with sweet, saline juices. Here, the broiled crabs are laid on toast and served as open-faced sandwiches. The toast absorbs the crab juices and also heightens the crunch. If you're pressed for time, or if you're a purist, you can skip the parsley jalapeño sauce. A lemon wedge is all you really need to bring out the sweetness of the crab.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories quick, appetizer, main course
Time 20m
Yield 6 appetizer servings, or 3 main course servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a blender, combine parsley, jalapeño, lemon juice and salt. Add oil and 3 tablespoons water. Purée until sauce is smooth, adding additional water if needed, a tablespoon at a time, until you have a thick yet pourable sauce. Transfer sauce to a bowl and add more salt or lemon juice, or both, if needed.
- Heat broiler. Place bread slices in a single layer on a baking sheet. Broil, turning once, until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Rub toast with cut garlic. Drizzle with oil or slather with butter (butter is nice on pain de mie), remove from pan and set aside.
- Lightly coat crabs with oil and season with salt and pepper. Transfer, belly side up, to a large baking sheet (you can use the same one you used for the toast). Broil, turning once, until crisp and golden, about 2 minutes per side.
- Place one crab on top of each toast. Spoon a generous amount of sauce over each crab and serve with lemon wedges on the side.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 322, UnsaturatedFat 16 grams, Carbohydrate 16 grams, Fat 20 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 19 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 408 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams
SOFT SHELL CRAB ON TOAST
Steps:
- PREPARATION 1. In a blender, combine parsley, jalapeño, lemon juice and salt. Add oil and 3 tablespoons water. Purée until sauce is smooth, adding additional water if needed, a tablespoon at a time, until you have a thick yet pourable sauce. Transfer sauce to a bowl and add more salt or lemon juice, or both, if needed. 2. Heat broiler. Place bread slices in a single layer on a baking sheet. Broil, turning once, until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Rub toast with cut garlic. Drizzle with oil or slather with butter (butter is nice on pain de mie), remove from pan and set aside. 3. Lightly coat crabs with oil and season with salt and pepper. Transfer, belly side up, to a large baking sheet (you can use the same one you used for the toast). Broil, turning once, until crisp and golden, about 2 minutes per side. 4. Place one crab on top of each toast. Spoon a generous amount of sauce over each crab and serve with lemon wedges on the side. YIELD 6 appetizer servings, or 3 main course servings
SOFT-SHELL CRABS ON TOAST
Make and share this Soft-Shell Crabs on Toast recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Breakfast
Time 53m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- On a plate or shallow dish, stir the flour, pepper, and a bit of salt.
- In a shallow dish, whisk together the milk, egg, and garlic.
- Place the cracker crumbs on another plate or shallow dish.
- Warm a generous ¼ inch of oil in a large skillet over med-high heat.
- Dip each crab into the seasoned flour, then into the egg mixture, and then into the cracker crumbs; gently shake to get rid of excess.
- Fry the crabs in batches for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown.
- Drain the crabs on paper towel-lined plate.
- Pour off any excess oil beyond 1 tablespoon; stir in the butter and lemon juice and heat through.
- Working quickly, arrange the toast on each plate and top each with a piece of ham slice; arrange each crab on top; then spoon equal portions of the pan sauce around.
- Sprinkle with parsley; garnish with lemon wedges and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 343.7, Fat 15.6, SaturatedFat 6.6, Cholesterol 118.2, Sodium 1291.3, Carbohydrate 29.9, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 1.4, Protein 20.6
SAUTEED SOFT-SHELLED CRABS ON HERBED TOAST
Provided by Rena Coyle
Categories dinner, main course
Time 15m
Yield Four servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Trim the crust off the bread, then cut each slice in half.
- Melt four tablespoons of butter in the skillet, add the garlic and saute for one minute. Add the bread and cook until it browns, turn it over and continue to cook until that side browns. Sprinkle the tarragon over the toast and set it on the side.
- Season the flour with salt and pepper. Pat the crab in the flour and shake off any excess flour.
- Add the oil to the skillet and heat. Add the crabs and saute for one and a half minutes, then add an additional four tablespoons of butter, swirling it around as it melts. Cook for an additional one and a half minutes, then flip it over and cook for another three minutes. Remove the crabs to a platter and keep warm.
- Pour off the hot oil and butter from the pan. Add the remaining two tablespoons of butter to the pan. Let the butter melt and just start browning. At this point, squeeze the lemon into the pan. It will bubble and thicken slightly. Remove the pan from the heat.
- Put two pieces of toast on each plate, then place a crab on each. Drizzle the sauce over the crabs and sprinkle on some parsley, then serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 402, UnsaturatedFat 17 grams, Carbohydrate 27 grams, Fat 27 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 13 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 287 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 1 gram
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