You may also like
Categories:Viewed: 47 - Published at: 8 years ago
Ingredients
- 6 soft-shell crabs, cleaned
- Buttermilk, for soaking
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- 1 cup fine cornmeal
- 1 cup flour
- Kosher salt
- Black pepper
- Lemon wedges, for serving optional
Method
- Soak crabs in a bowl of buttermilk.
- In a deep fryer or saucepan, heat 4 inches of oil to 375 degrees.
- Whisk together cornmeal and flour, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Remove crabs from buttermilk, letting excess drip back into bowl.
- Coat crabs evenly in the cornmeal mixture.
- Working in batches, fry until golden brown and crisp all over, turning if needed, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Drain on paper towels.
- While warm, season with salt.
- Serve with lemon wedges, if desired.
