By
eHow Food & Drink Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Wide Frying Pan
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. peppers
- 6 tbsp. flour
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 3 tbsp. yellow cornmeal
- 2 tbsp. vegetable oils
- 6 soft-shell blue crabs
Step1
Prepare live blue crabs for cooking. See "Prepare Soft-Shell Blue Crab" under the Related eHows.
Step2
If using frozen crabs, thaw them and pat them dry with paper towels.
Step3
Mix the flour, salt and pepper.
Step4
Sprinkle the mixture generously over each crab; shake off any extra seasoning.
Step5
Place a wide frying pan over medium heat.
Step6
Add oil to the pan. Heat for a minute or so, then add butter.
Step7
Arrange crabs in the pan belly-up when the butter is half-melted. Be sure the crabs are not touching. Add weight (see Tips), if desired. Do not crowd the pan; cook the crabs in batches or one at a time if necessary.
Step8
Cook for 2 to 3 minutes per side, turning the crabs over once, so that they are browned on both sides.
Step9
Remove each crab from the pan when it's done and keep it warm.