Panfried softshell crabs recipe



Recipe for panfried softshell crabs in our easy seafood recipes collection.

Recipe ingredients

  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • Salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 cups saltine cracker crumbs
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 8 soft-shell crabs

How to make panfried softshell crabs

  • In a shallow dish, stir the flour together with the oregano, salt and pepper.
  • In a second dish, mix together milk and eggs.
  • Add cracker crumbs to garlic and process until crumbs are ground fine.
  • Transfer crumbs to another dish.
  • In a large, heavy skillet, warm the butter and oil together over medium-high heat.
  • Dip each crab lightly first in the flour, next in the egg mixture and then in the cracker crumbs.
  • Add the crabs to the skillet, in two batches, if necessary, and pan-fry them 6 to 8 minutes, turning them once.
  • Drain crabs, and serve immediately.

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