Sautéed Soft-Shell Crabs with Macadamia Lime Butter

Junior League of Mobile  |  Seafood: Crab
4 Servings

What you need

Ingredients

1 stick Macadamia Lime Butter (below)

4-6 tbsp Butter

1/2 tsp White Pepper

1 1/2 tsp Coarse Salt

1 tbsp Paprika

1 c. Flour

8 Soft Shell Crabs, cleaned

Steps

1.

Rinse the crabs and pat dry. Combine the flour, paprika, salt and white pepper in a shallow bowl and mix well. Dredge the crabs in the flour mixture until well coated. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Do not burn the butter. Sauté the crabs in batches of 2 or 3 at a time for about 3 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove to a heated platter. Serve with Macadamia Lime Butter.

2.

Macadamia Lime Butter

3.

• ½ cup butter • 1 cup chopped macadamia nuts • 2 tablespoons lime juice

4.

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan. Add the nuts. Cook for 2 minutes or until the nuts are light brown. Stir in the lime juice. Remove from the heat.

5.

Servings: 1 ½ cups

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