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Photo by: Joseph DeLeo

Munching on these crabs, you’ll hear a sound like stepping on chestnuts that have fallen from the tree in autumn. Also, when searing the crabs, you should pay attention to the strong sizzling sound of the hot oil.

Yield : 8 Appetizer Servings

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons Clarified Butter
  • 8 2-ounce soft-shell crabs
  • Fleur de sel and freshly ground pepper
  • All-purpose flour (for coating)
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup strained fresh lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
  • 2 tablespoons aged balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons chopped drained capers
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 2 tablespoons seeded, finely diced tomato

Directions

Preheat the oven to 200°F. Heat 3 tablespoons of the clarified butter in a heavy large saute pan over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the crabs with fleur de sel and pepper. Dredge 4 of the crabs in the flour; shake off the excess flour. Add the coated crabs to the clarified butter and cook until golden brown and crisp, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer the crabs to a baking sheet and keep warm in the oven. Wipe out the saute pan. Repeat with the remaining 3 tablespoons clarified butter and 4 crabs.

Add the unsalted butter to the saute pan. Stir over medium-low heat until the butter melts and is golden brown, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the lemon juice, ginger, vinegar, capers, parsley, and tomato. Season the sauce to taste with fleur de sel and pepper.

Place 2 crabs on each of 4 plates. Spoon the sauce over the crabs and serve immediately.


© 2005 Ludovic Lefebvre

Note from Cookstr's Editors

Nutritional information includes 1/2 teaspoon of added salt, but does not include Clarified Butter. For nutritional information on Clarified Butter, please follow the link above.

 

Nutritional Information

Nutrients per serving

90 kcal
286 mg
4 g
1 g
6 g
0 g
4 g
2 g
0 g
32 mg
1 g
5 g
18 mg
187 mg
4 % daily value
41 % daily value
5 % daily value
7 % daily value

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