Soft Shell Crab Po Boys
- 8 soft shelled crabs, cleaned (small)
- salt
- pepper
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- vegetable oil
- The Rest
- 1 loaf crusty French bread, toasted (long New Orleans-style loaf if you want to be authentic)
- shredded iceberg lettuce
- tomatoes, slices
- pickle
- mayonnaise or tartar sauce
- Crystal hot sauce or louisiana hot sauce
- In one bowl, beat together the eggs and milk.
- In another bowl, sift together the flour and baking powder.
- Season the cleaned crabs with salt and a generous amount of pepper.
- Dip crabs thoroughly in the egg mixture, then in the flour mixture. Set aside.
- Pour vegetable oil into a fry pan to about 1" deep. Heat to very hot.
- Cook crabs until golden brown, turning once, about 4-5 minutes on each side. Drain on paper toweling.
- Cut the toasted French bread into four pieces. Dress the bread of each sandwich with mayonnaise, lettuce and a couple slices of tomatoes. Place the two crabs inside each sandwich and season with a dash or two of hot sauce.
crabs, salt, pepper, egg, milk, flour, baking powder, vegetable oil, crusty, tomatoes, pickle, mayonnaise, crystal
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/soft-shell-crab-po-boys-480956 (may not work)