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Soft Shell Crabs
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blukat
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With soft shell crabs coming into season very soon I was curious if anyone tried cooking them on the egg?
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blukat said:I was curious if anyone tried cooking them on the egg?
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I agree, just looking for different option since the BGE always makes things taste better!
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Search the forum, there are several older threads with soft shell crab.
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I've never tried a soft-shell crab - do you just batter, deep fry, and then eat the whole thing?Mike - (1)LBGE, HeaterMeter v4.2.4
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Sorry - some quick googling gave me my answer!
Cleaning soft-shell crabs http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/05/how-to-clean-soft-shell-crabs.htmlMike - (1)LBGE, HeaterMeter v4.2.4
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Yes they are amazing, very little prep work involved. Typically light batter pan fried with a squeeze of lemon juice.
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@blukat- Believe this or not, we sometimes deep fry the hard shells as well.
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pan frying is best, IMHO, with softshell blue crabs. Deep frying is fine, I think they dry out too much. I cooked thousands of these when I was in college at a restaurant I worked at - Pelican's Wharf.
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We're looking to try to do good this season. 5 gallons of Blue Crab a day per person ain't bad. Smaller ones get used for live bait. There's a very good reason Blue Crab lump meat is expensive as all get out. And a fresh Blue Crab Cake is proof of why. Good stuff! And yes fried whole is killer too.LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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too bad the pic is gone but there was a cajun chef here, chefwil who did a bacon wrapped stuffed crab that looked amazing, here is his origional post, notice the use of whipping cream instead of mayo, ive never seen that before. he used guava wood, its similar tasting to pecan but milder
Heres the recipe:
6 large soft shell crabs........ cleaned
Crabcake mix:
24 saltine crackers, 2 large whole eggs, 1 cup heavy whipping cream, 2 teaspoons of old bay seasonoing. Blend until smooth. Add to 1 pound of jumbo lump crabmeat.[p]Divide crabmeat mixture into 6 portions and top off each crab with the appropriate amount of crab cake, fold in the legs and claws, wrap each crab using a slice of thin bacon tucking ends underneath the crab. Season lightly and cook on the BGE.
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The soft shells are a fairly simple cook .. melt some butter and pour in some hot sauce with lemon juice. Dip the soft shell crabs in this and then toss them on a 400 to 425 dome BGE for 5 minutes each side. They come out great.
However I still like them battered & deep fried :-)LBGE & MiniOrlando, FL -
@fljoemon I will have to try your way. Thanks
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nolaegghead said:pan frying is best, IMHO, with softshell blue crabs. Deep frying is fine, I think they dry out too much. I cooked thousands of these when I was in college at a restaurant I worked at - Pelican's Wharf.
I like to fry them for po boys, but I like them sauteed for a meal.
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fljoemon said:The soft shells are a fairly simple cook .. melt some butter and pour in some hot sauce with lemon juice. Dip the soft shell crabs in this and then toss them on a 400 to 425 dome BGE for 5 minutes each side. They come out great.
However I still like them battered & deep fried :-)Which came first the chicken or the egg? I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. -
@SmokeyPitt .. The crabs are live ... I actually steam them in my Turkey fryer using the steam basket that came with it.LBGE & MiniOrlando, FL
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