Breaded Crab with Asian Dipping Sauce
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Review This Recipe|  | Breaded Crab with Asian Dipping Sauce – With this fragrant soft shell crab and dip recipe, you are able to savor the unique combination of “sweet with heat”, Asian dip and luscious, battered crab. All the work is in the prep for this seafood recipe, as the crab itself is very quick cooking, only 5 Minutes! Try the sauce with other fish as well. Prep Time: 25 mins |
Ingredients to make Breaded Crab with Asian Dipping Sauce
Beer Batter:
1 cup all purpose flour plus extra for dusting
12 ounces beer, reserving 4 ounces to thin batter if necessary
Asian Dipping Sauce:
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons thai fish sauce
1 tablespoon honey
3 tablespoons water
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 scallion, thinly sliced
2 thin slices a habenero, or jalapeno chili, depending on desired degree of heat
4 small to medium soft shell crabs, cleaned and rinsed
milk for soaking crabs
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Oil for frying
Scallion brushes, cilantro and lime wedges for garnish
Directions to make Breaded Crab with Asian Dipping Sauce
Step 1:Put the flour into a bowl and make a well in the center. Pour 1 cup of the beer into the well and whisk until the mixture is just combined. Strain the batter through a sieve into a clean bowl and let it rest, covered, for 1 hour. Before using batter, whisk in additional beer, if necessary, to achieve desired consistency.
Step 2:In a small bowl whisk together the lime juice, fish sauce and honey until dissolved. Add the water, garlic, scallion and chili slices. Set aside.
Step 3:Place cleaned crabs in a shallow dish and add enough milk to cover. Soak crabs for 10 to 15 minutes.
Step 4:In a heavy deep pan heat 2-inches of peanut oil to 350 degrees F. Season the cr abs with salt and pepper. Dust the crabs with flour, shaking off any excess. Coat and fry crabs two at a time. Dip each crab into the beer batter and allow extra batter to drip back into bowl. Carefully lower the crabs into the heated oil and fry until golden brown, turning once, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer fried crabs to paper towels to drain. Repeat process with remaining two crabs. Arrange crabs on individual serving plates. Garnish with scallion, cilantro,and lime wedges. Serve immediately with dipping sauce on the side.
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