Bedeviled Blue Crab
- 8 medium Florida soft-shell blue crabs
- 1/4 cup onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup Florida celery, chopped
- 2 tablespoons green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttery cracker crumbs
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Rinse crabs under cold running water. Pat dry with paper towels, set aside. Cook onion, celery, green pepper and combine vegetable mixture with the next 8 ingredients. Place soft crabs in a shallow, lightly oiled baking dish. Remove top shell from crabs and fill each cavity with 1 tablespoon stuffing mixture. Replace top shell. Brush crabs with remaining 1/4 cup melted butter. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes or until shells turn red and crabs brown slightly.
florida softshell, onion, florida celery, green bell pepper, garlic, butter, egg, fresh parsley, dry mustard, worcestershire sauce, salt, buttery cracker crumbs, cayenne pepper
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/bedeviled-blue-crab-1253464 (may not work)