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Beer Battered Soft Shell Crabs with Asian Dipping Sauce

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Yield

1 batch

Prep

35 min

Cook

25 min

Ready

1 hrs
Low Fat, Fat-Free, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
Batter
1 cup all-purpose flour
plus extra for dusting
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12 ounces beer
reserve 4 oz to thin batter if necessary
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Sauce
3 tablespoons lime juice
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3 tablespoons fish sauce
nam pla
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1 tablespoon honey
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3 tablespoons water
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2 each garlic cloves
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1 each scallions, spring or green onions
thinly
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2 slices habanero chili peppers
scotch bonnet, or jalapeno chili,, depending on desired degree of heat
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4 each crab, soft shell
soft shell, cleaned and rinsed
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1 x milk
for soaking crabs
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1 x salt and black pepper
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1 x peanut oil
for frying
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
Batter
237 ml all-purpose flour
plus extra for dusting
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346.8 ml/g beer
reserve 4 oz to thin batter if necessary
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Sauce
45 ml lime juice
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45 ml fish sauce
nam pla
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15 ml honey
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45 ml water
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2 each garlic cloves
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1 each scallions, spring or green onions
thinly
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2 slices habanero chili peppers
scotch bonnet, or jalapeno chili,, depending on desired degree of heat
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4 each crab, soft shell
soft shell, cleaned and rinsed
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1 x milk
for soaking crabs
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1 x salt and black pepper
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1 x peanut oil
for frying
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Directions

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.

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. Place cleaned crabs in a shallow dish and add enough milk to cover. Soak crabs for 10 to 15 minutes.

In a heavy deep pan heat 2-inches of peanut oil to 350℉ (180℃). Season the crabs 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 andallow 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 brushes, cilantro sprigs and lime wedges. Serve immediately with dipping sauce on the side.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 161g (5.7 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 1792% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 0g 1%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 817mg 34%
Total Carbohydrate 11g 11%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars g
Protein 9g
Vitamin A 1% Vitamin C 9%
Calcium 3% Iron 10%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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