Softshell Crab Sandwiches

Name: Softshell Crab Sandwiches
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 1-2
Ingredients: 1 ⁄ 2 cup flour; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 tbsp. butter; 1 tbsp. vegetable oil; 2 cleaned softshell crabs; 4 slices white sandwich bread; Tartar Sauce; Bibb lettuce

Serves
serves 1-2

We enjoyed these simple sandwiches at Watermen's Inn in Crisfield, Maryland.

Ingredients

¹⁄₂ cup flour
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. vegetable oil
2 cleaned softshell crabs
4 slices white sandwich bread
Tartar Sauce
Bibb lettuce

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Instructions

Step 1

Season flour with salt and pepper in a shallow bowl or plate.

Step 2

Heat butter and oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat.

Step 3

Dredge crabs in flour, shake off excess, then panfry until brown and crisp, about 2 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels.

Step 4

Make up 2 sandwiches, using 1 crab per sandwich, 2 slices of bread, a little tartar sauce, and a leaf or two of bibb lettuce. Serve with additional tartar sauce.