Recipes - Fried Soft Shell Crabs

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Fried Soft Shell Crabs

      1 cup flour
      1 teaspoon seafood seasoning
      12 Maryland soft shell crabs, cleaned
      fat or oil, for frying

Instructions

Mix together flour and seafood seasoning.
Dredge crabs in flour mixture to coat well.
In large fry pan or electric skillet, heat about 1/2 inch cooking oil to 375 degrees Farenheit.
Add crabs and turn heat down to 350 degrees.
Cook crabs until browned, about 5 minutes on each side.
Serves 6 (2 crabs each).

This recipe is from: Maryland Department of Agriculture, Seafood Marketing Program

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