A whole deep fried soft shell crab on a roll with mayonnaise - Lauripatterson/Getty Images Soft shell crabs are a remarkable dining experience. Unlike regular old hard shell crabs, you can eat soft ...

This chef-favorite seasonal crab can be fried, grilled, and sautéed easily at home. The best part? You can eat the shell. Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Barrett Washburne Summer, sun, and ...

There are only two reasons why we get so giddy when soft-shell season comes around, two reasons why we like eating them at all: Eating soft-shell crabs is a no-fuss way of eating crabs (which is an ...

Imagine yourself sitting in a crowded beachside restaurant, the aroma of charbroiled seafood filling the air and growling your stomach. Your meal arrives, topped with a golden brown, crunchy ...

Makes 8 servings. Recipe is by Teresa B. Day. 8 large softshell crabs, cleaned 2 cups buttermilk ½ cup butter ¼ cup coconut oil 1 cup flour 1 cup cornmeal 1 tablespoon seafood seasoning blend 1. Soak ...

When Victor Scargle tasted his first soft-shell crab back in 1995, it was at the behest of some more senior chefs he was working with in a New York City seafood restaurant. Then a young, up-and-coming ...

Marcelle Bienvenu, who as you know is teaching at Nicholls State University in the John Folse Culinary Institute, e-mailed to say, "I saw a request about the smoked soft-shell crabs that were served ...

1. Soak the cleaned crabs in buttermilk for one hour. 2. Heat butter and oil in a Dutch oven or heavy skillet over medium heat. 3. Whisk together the flour, cornmeal and seasonings. 4. Dredge the ...