Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Soft Shell Crab Francese over Zucchini

Sunday was Mothers Day...and when i asked Diane what her heart desired, she said "soft-shell crabs francese". Who was i to argue with that?

- 2 lbs zucchini
- 8 soft shell crabs
- breadcrumb
- oil
- 1 stick butter
- 1 head garlic, chopped
- 1/2 cup white wine
- Wondra brand flour


  • In a pan, saute the garlic in the butter. Spoon out most butter & some garlic, set aside. Cut up Zucchini, put in the pan & saute.
  • In another pan, simmer the remainder of the butter and garlic, add Wondra to to thicken, then add the wine.
  • Bread the crabs. In another pan, put 1/4 inch oil. Cook the crab at high heat, 2-3 minutes each side.
  • Place the zucchini on a plate, top with crabs, top with francese sauce.

2 comments:

  1. Sounds delicious! How did you bread the crabs? Did you just dip them directly into the breadcrumbs or did you use some sort of binder? I learned something new from your recipe - I've never used Wondra Flour, but now that I've googled it, I am going to seek it out. I'm thinking it must not be widely available in the South.

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  2. i dipped them in eggs....sorry, i sometimes take certain processes for granted. Wondra is awesome: it is an ultra-fine flour that is extremely clump-resistant. it's generally hidden in plain sight in the flour section in blue canisters.

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