Deep Fried Crab
INGREDIENTS
- 4 soft-shell crabs
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 cups of Fortune Cooking Oil
INSTRUCTIONS
- Clean each crab. Lift one pointed side of the top shell and remove the gills by pulling them out.
- Put top shell back down and repeat on another side.
- On the bottom side remove the tail flap by twisting and pulling off.
- Using a pair of scissors, remove the face by cutting behind the eyes.
- Rinse the crabs thoroughly with cold water and dry on paper towels.
- Heat Fortune Cooking Oil in a deep fryer to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).
- In a shallow dish, whisk together the egg and milk using a fork.
- In a separate bowl, stir salt and pepper into the flour.
- Lightly salt the crab, then dip in the flour, dip in the egg, then in the flour again.
- Carefully place crabs into the deep-fryer.
- Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until golden brown on one side.
- Carefully turn over, and cook until golden on the other side.
- Drain on paper towels, Serve as soon as they are cool enough to eat.
Enjoy!!