NOW IS the time of year when blue crabs come out of their shells and steal the spotlight from their colder-weather counterparts. A seasonal delicacy, soft-shell crabs are the low-waste crustacean, ...

“Tell people they can eat the whole thing,” one of my colleagues urged me when I told her I planned to write about soft-shell crabs. If you love blue crabs but are daunted by all that cracking and ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - I use whaler-sized soft-shell crabs in this dish. Remember, don’t overcrowd the crabs in the pan while sautéing. Also, preheat your oven to keep the cooked crabs warm until ...

1. Clean the soft shell crabs (or order pre-cleaned crabs from your fishmonger). 2. Place fish fry in a shallow bowl. 3. Pat cleaned crabs dry with a paper towel. Dredge crabs, one at a time, front ...

Prepare a grill for high-heat cooking. Oil the grate well. Keep lid closed. Make the Old Bay butter: In a saucepan over high heat, melt butter. Add garlic, shallots, lemon zest and juice, thyme and ...

Convenience foods have a horrible reputation, in most cases entirely justified. In the quest for ease, other attributes -- such as flavor -- get tossed willy-nilly by the wayside. But there is an ...

Soft shell crabs are blue crabs that come from the Chesapeake Bay area and usually have two seasons, weather permitting. These are crabs that have recently molted and for the next few days their ...

Season flour with salt & pepper. In a large pan melt 4 tablespoons butter . As the pan is heating , toss the soft shell crab in the flour, shake excess flour. When the butter starts to bubble , place ...

The fleeting soft-shell crab season is here again and Charleston's chefs are yearning to wow their patrons with different renditions of the sought-after crustacean. Soft-shell season comes around ...

It’s a most magical time of year, early spring, when Mother Nature begins waking up all around us. We can see it in early crops like asparagus and strawberries, and in seafood markets with plump ...