BBQ Soft-Shell Crabs with Grilled Vidalia Onions

Name: BBQ Soft-Shell Crabs with Grilled Vidalia Onions
Prep time: 2 h 23 min
Cook time: 2 h 23 min
Total time: 2 h 23 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 slices crisp bacon, crumbled; 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper; 4 teaspoons hot sauce; 2 lemons, juiced; 2 sticks margarine or butter (margarine will cause less flaring); 864 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 4 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 4 soft-shell crabs, rinsed and cleaned; 1 teaspoon salt; 4 Tbsps dry vegetable seasoning; 4 Tbsps dry vegetable seasoning; 4 smalls Vidalia onions

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give BBQ Soft-Shell Crabs with Grilled Vidalian Onions a try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 1901 calories, 17g of protein, and 156g of fat each. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. Head to the store and pick up bacon, ground pepper, salt, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 23 minutes.

Instructions

Melt margarine over low-medium heat and add olive oil, salt, pepper, hot sauce, lemon juice, and bacon. Simmer for 2 minutes. Allow to cool.

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Lemon Juice

Hot Sauce

Margarine

Olive Oil

Pepper

Bacon

Salt

Place the cleaned crabs on plate. Liberally coat the crabs with the sauce, making sure to lift the sides of the shell to coat the meat inside. Save remaining sauce for basting. Cover the crabs and allow to marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

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Sauce

Meat

Heat grill to medium-low.

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Grill

Place crabs on grill topside down. Baste with remaining sauce while they cook. Cook crabs about 3 to 4 minutes on each side. The crab will crisp on the outside and the meat inside will turn white.

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Sauce

Crab

Meat

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Grill

Remove from grill and serve topped with Grilled Vidalia Onions.

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Vidalia Onion

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Grill

Heat griddle or nonstick pan over medium-high heat.

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Frying Pan

Peel onions and cut into thin rings. Toss rings with seasoning and olive oil.

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Olive Oil

Seasoning

Onion

Cook until onions turn clear and start to caramelize.

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Onion

Serve over grilled crab.

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Crab

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Grill

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Servings:

4slices

crisp bacon, crumbled 1teaspoon

fresh ground black pepper 4teaspoons

hot sauce 2

lemons, juiced 2sticks

margarine or butter (margarine will cause less flaring)864milliliters

extra-virgin olive oil 4Tbsps

extra-virgin olive oil 4

soft-shell crabs, rinsed and cleaned 1teaspoon

salt 4Tbsps

dry vegetable seasoning 4Tbsps

dry vegetable seasoning 4smalls

Vidalia onions

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Grigio

Crab works really well with Chardonnay, Riesling, and Pinot Grigio. Chilled crab tastes great with pinot grigio. Warm crab (especially with butter) can be matched with a buttery Chardonnay or a crisp fruity Riesling. The Talbott Vineyards Kali Hart Chardonnay with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 27 dollars per bottle.

Talbott Vineyards Kali Hart Chardonnay

A pure fruit expression of our vineyard, Talbott Chardonnay, Kali Hart is lush and lively. Minimal winemaker influence allows Kali Hart Chardonnay to showcases the strength of Talbott's estate vineyards. The rich, inviting nose shows bright tropical notes that continue on the palate, where refreshing flavors of pineapple and honeydew are complimented by refreshing acidity. A generous mid-palate leads to a long citrus and tropical fruit finish with hints of French oak and minerality.