Sautéed Soft-Shell Crabs

Here is a basic recipe for cooking soft-shell crabs. You can vary it by adding cayenne pepper, garlic powder, or other seasonings to the flour.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 crab)

Ingredients

• 4  (3 1/2-ounce) soft-shell crabs, cleaned
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4  cup  all-purpose flour
• 1  tablespoon  butter

Preparation

Sprinkle each crab with salt and pepper. Place flour in a shallow bowl. Dredge each crab in flour, turning to coat; shake off excess flour.

Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add crabs to pan, top sides down; cook 3 minutes. Turn crabs over; cook an additional 2 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

124 (30% from fat)

Fat:

4.2g (sat 2g,mono 1g,poly 0.6g)

Protein:

16g

Carbohydrate:

5.8g

Fiber:

0.2g

Cholesterol:

8mg

Iron:

2.4mg

Sodium:

320mg

Calcium:

2mg