BBQ'S Soft Shell Crabs

Name: BBQ'S Soft Shell Crabs
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H20M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H2M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H22M0.000S
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: Vegetable oil; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons crab boil (or mix together 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon cayenne); 3 eggs; Bread crumbs; 6 jumbo or whale sized soft shell crabs bought live--NOT dead or frozen

Recipe courtesy of Tom Thompson

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BBQ'S Soft Shell Crabs

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Level: Intermediate
Yield: 6 servings

Total: 22 min
Prep: 20 min
Cook: 2 min

Level: Intermediate
Yield: 6 servings

Total: 22 min
Prep: 20 min
Cook: 2 min

Ingredients

Vegetable oil

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons crab boil (or mix together 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon cayenne)

3 eggs

Bread crumbs

6 jumbo or whale sized soft shell crabs bought live--NOT dead or frozen

Directions

Place wok and ring over BBQ. Heat 1 1/2 inches vegetable oil in the wok over hot fire.
In 1 shallow bowl, combine the flour and crab boil. In a second bowl, beat the eggs with 1 tablespoon water. In a third bowl, put the bread crumbs.
Using paper towel, pat dry a crab. Dredge in flour, coat with egg mixture, then place in bread crumbs or back in flour. Coat well.
Using tongs, lower the crab into hot oil. Brown both sides, about 1 to 2 minutes. While first crab cooks, prepare second crab. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
When crab is done, place on grate or paper to drain.
CAUTION: Wear glasses. Crab oil can pop.

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