French in a Flash: Soft-Shell Crab Meunière

Name: French in a Flash: Soft-Shell Crab Meunière
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 4 Tbsps butter, divided; 4 jumbos soft-shell crabs, prepared by your fishmonger; 2 servings Kosher salt; 1 inches lemon; 118 milliliters milk; 2 servings Freshly cracked black pepper; 118 milliliters unbleached all-purpose flour

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give French in From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 10 minutes. Head to the store and pick up freshly cracked pepper, milk, kosher salt, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine.

Instructions

Place the crabs in a bowl of milk. Season the flour with the salt and pepper. Lightly dredge the crabs in the seasoned flour.

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All Purpose Flour

Milk

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In a wide skillet, melt two tablespoons of butter over medium heat.

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Butter

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Place the other two tablespoons of butter in a small saucepot over medium-low heat. Melt the butter, and then continue to gently cook it until the butter solids turn golden brown.

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Add in the lemon slice and remove from the heat.

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Lemon

Place the crabs in the skillet with the butter and sauté until golden brown, turning once, about 3 minutes per side. Arrange on a platter, and pour the lemony butter sauce over the crabs.

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Garnish with parsley and/or extra lemon wedges.

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Servings:

4Tbsps

butter, divided 4jumbos

soft-shell crabs, prepared by your fishmonger 2servings

Kosher salt 1inches

lemon 118milliliters

milk 2servings

Freshly cracked black pepper 118milliliters

unbleached all-purpose flour

Recommended wine: Bordeaux, Champagne, White Burgundy

Bordeaux, Champagne, and White Burgundy are great choices for French. French wine is just as diverse as French food, but you rarely go wrong with champagne. If your meal calls for a white wine, you might also try a white burgundy. For a red, try a red bordeaux blend. One wine you could try is Calvet Cremant de Bordeaux Brut rosé. It has 4.7 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 17 dollars.