Soft shell crab BLT

Name: Soft shell crab BLT
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: • Homemade Bacon ( or thick cut); • 2 soft shell crabs; • Red romaine; • Tomato ( I used a purple Cherokee ); • Thick cut bread 🍞; • 1-1/4 cp zaterans fish fry; • 3/4 cp flour; • 1/4 cp mustard; • 1/2 beer; • 4 tsp hot sauce; • 1 lemon; • 1 tbsp capers; • 2 cloves garlic; • 2 tsp paprika; • 2 tsp creole mustard; • 2 tsp Worcestershire; • Salt and pepper; • 1 tbs minced parsley; • 2 tsp chives; • 1 cp mayo; • Oil for frying; • Creole seasoning; Pepper jelly of choice

8 steps

Prep:1hCook:30min

If you’re a southern, pork lovin , crab eating backyarder you’re going to love this FRIED SOFTSHELL CRAB 🦀 BLT 🥪!!!!! This sandwich 🥪 takes 2 beloved ingredients and slams them together on one incredible hand held meal of dreams!!! Spicy remoulade , crisp lettuce and heirloom tomatoes complete the bridge between smoky sweet bacon and rich savory crab fat!!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:02:49 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

170

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories3049.1 kcal (152%)

Total Fat194.5 g (278%)

Carbs249.3 g (96%)

Sugars18.9 g (21%)

Protein36.3 g (73%)

Sodium10271.4 mg (514%)

Fiber13.4 g (48%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Instructions

Step 1

1. Prepare soft shell crabs by cutting off face, removing bottom flap. And cutting out lungs of crab. Make marinade by mixing 1/4 cp mustard, 2 tbs hot sauce, 1/2 lemon, creole seasoning and 1/2 beer. Place crabs in marinade for 2-3 hours.

Step 2

2. Make remoulade. In a processor blind garlic in 1/2 lemon juice till fine. Add capers and process. Add mayo, 2 tsp creole mustard, paprika, Worcestershire, 2 tsp hot sauce, salt and pepper, parsley and chives. Blend

Step 3

3. Pre heat oil to 350

Step 4

4. Mix fish fry and flour. Season with creole seasoning.

Step 5

5. Dredge crab in dry mixture. Deep fry till golden brown and starts to float.

Step 6

6. Toast buns

Step 7

7. fry up bacon and once crisp glaze with pepper jelly

Step 8

8. Assemble with crabs topped with sauce, place 4-5 pieces of bacon lettuce and tomato. Enjoy!!!