Easy Grilled Soft-Shell Crabs From The Mariner's Menu Cookbook and North Carolina Sea Grant
You don’t need much more than butter and Tabasco to complement the flavor of soft-shell crabs. That slightly crunchy shell yields the soft, rich meat inside. Delish!
Ingredients
- 8 soft-shell crabs, cleaned
- ½ cup butter, melted
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
- ½ teaspoon Tabasco sauce
Directions
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Preheat the grill to medium-high.
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Combine butter, salt, pepper and Tabasco. Cool. Brush both sides of crabs with the mixture.
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Place crabs, top sides down, over hot coals. Close grill and cook until shell turns bright red, about 2½ to 3 minutes. Turn and repeat on other sides.
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Serve with tartar sauce, if desired.
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