Sauteed Soft-Shelled Crabs with Ginger Carrot Broth and Baby Bok Choy

• 4 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 1 knob of ginger, peeled and chopped
• 1 1/2 quarts of chicken stock
• 2 cups Wondra flour for dredging
• 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
• 1/4 cup cornmeal
• 2 cups milk
• 8 soft shell crabs, cleaned
• 1 lemon, halved
• 10 bunches baby bok choy, washed
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic
• 1 tablespoon canola oil for sauteeing

1. In a sauce pan add carrots, ginger and chicken stock and cook for 45 minutes or until carrots are very soft.
2. Puree mixture in a blender and strain through a fine strainer and reserve.
3. Mix together flour, cornmeal and old bay seasoning and set aside.
4. Dredge soft shells in milk and then in the flour mixture.
5. Heat a saute pan with oil until the pan is smoking and saute the crabs until golden brown on each side.
6. Splash with a squeeze of lemon juice and drain on a paper towel.
7. Saute baby bok choy in a hot pan with the garlic and butter until wilted.
8. Serve the soft shells on a bed of the bok choy and spoon the puree sauce around.

carrots, knob of ginger, chicken, bay seasoning, cornmeal, milk, shell crabs, lemon, butter, garlic, canola oil

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sauteed-soft-shelled-crabs-with-ginger-carrot-broth-and-baby-bok-choy-recipe.html (may not work)