Soft-Shelled Crabs Meunière

Name: Soft-Shelled Crabs Meunière
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black pepper; 4 Tbsps Clarified Butter; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 4 smalls (4-inch-wide) live soft-shelled crabs, cleaned; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, cut into 3 pieces; 237 milliliters whole milk; 237 milliliters Wondra or all-purpose flour

One portion of this dish contains about 10g of protein, 43g of fat, and a total of 623 calories. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 2. Head to the store and pick up milk, live soft-shelled crabs, flat-leaf parsley, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine milk, salt, and pepper in a shallow dish and soak crabs 5 minutes. Lift 1 crab out of milk, letting excess drip off, and dredge in flour. Knock off excess flour and transfer to a tray. Repeat with remaining crabs, arranging them in 1 layer as coated.

Ingredients you will need

Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Crab

Milk

Salt

Heat clarified butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté crabs, upside down, 2 minutes. Turn over and sauté until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes more.

Ingredients you will need

Clarified Butter