does anyone know a good recipe for sauteing fresh saltwater crabs that have been split &cleaned ?

Answer 1

I dont have one but why dont you try this?? Its just as good:)

Recipe Ingredients:
12 lg Male blue crabs *
5 Fresh serrano chiles, thinly
1 bn Green onions, chopped
3 Inch piece fresh ginger ***
3 tb Sugar
3 tb Kosher salt
3 tb Hot pepper flakes
4 tb Minced garlic
3 Stalks lemongrass **
6 tb Olive oil
6 tb Butter
Vegetable oil for frying
2 c Seasoned all-purpose flour
sliced

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Recipe Instructions:
* Crabs should be cleaned, halved
** Discard tops and chop bulbs fine.
Instructions: Dredge the crabs in the seasoned flour.
In a large skillet heat oil to a depth of 1/2 inch.
Add the top shells and fry over fairly high heat, turning, until crispy on both sides.
Remove to paper towels to drain.
Discard the cooking oil.
Return the pan to medium heat and add the butter and olive oil.
when the butter melts, add the lemongrass, garlic and pepper flakes and saute for about 30 seconds.
Add the crab halves and sprinkle with the salt and sugar.
Stir well.
Add the ginger, green onions and serrano chiles.
Cook, stirring often for 3 to 4 minutes.
Place the crab tops, hollow side up, on a platter.
Tuck the crab pieces in the shells.
Pour all of the pan juices over the stuffed shells.
Serve at once, with steamed jasmine rice and plenty of napkins for messy hands.


Fried Chili Crabs Recipe
Ingredients : Serves 4

2

1/2 cup

2 teaspoons

3 cloves

3

1/4 cup

1/4 cup

1 tablespoon

1 tablespoon

1 teaspoon
Medium size raw crabs

Peanut oil

Finely grated fresh ginger

Garlic, finely chopped

Fresh red chilies, seeded and chopped

Tomato sauce

Chili sauce

Sugar

Light soy sauce

Salt

Method :
Wash the crabs well, scrubbing away any mossy patches on the shell.

Remove hard top shell, stomach bag and fibrous tissue and with a cleaver chop each crab into 4 pieces or 6 pieces if they are large.

Heat a wok, add oil and when oil is very hot, fry the crab pieces until they change color, turning them so they cook on all sides.

Remove to a plate.

Turn heat to low and fry the ginger, garlic and red chilies, stirring constantly, until they are cooked but not brown.

Add the sauces, sugar, soy sauce and salt, bring to the boil, then return crabs to the wok and allow to simmer in the sauce for 3 minutes, adding very little water if sauce reduces too much.

Serve with white rice while hot.


just dont use the shells...