Soft-Shell Crabs

Name: Soft-Shell Crabs
Ingredients: 2 or 3 soft-shell crabs; About 1/3 cup milk; 1/2 cup flour; 1/3 cup panko and 1/3 cup breadcrumbs, or all breadcrumbs; Salt and freshly ground pepper; A pinch of ancho chili powder (optional); 2 tablespoons light olive oil; 1/2 lemon; 1 tablespoon or more butter; A small handful of chopped fresh parsley

December 9, 2011

Soft-shell crabs are one of the great luxuries of spring. They may be expensive if you’re feeding them to a crowd. But just for one person, why not treat yourself ? If the soft-shell crabs are good-sized, I’ll eat only two, but I prefer the small ones and can devour three easily along with a spring vegetable. I usually buy them from a fishmonger at the end of the day. That way, he can do the killing and the cleaning, because they will be popped into the pan as soon as I get home.

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