Friday Favorites: On the Menu – Soft-Shell Crabs

Celebrating the Everyday, Friday Favs  //  26th October 2012

The temperature this past week has been almost 80 degrees everyday. Doesn’t Mother Nature know it is fall?  Speaking of Mother Nature, do we really need a hurricane this weekend?  Oh well, at least the warm weather gave us one last opportuntiy to enjoy the felling of summer and to reminisce about one of my favorite late summertime meals.

Friday Favorites: On the Menu – Soft Shell Crabs.

One of my favorite meals as summer draws to a close is definitely soft-shell crabs! Living in the heart of the Chesapeake Bay region gives us access to some amazing seafood! One of our favorite restaurants, Woodberry kitchen, makes one of the best soft-shell crab dishes, but being a chef at heart, I recently decided to try making my own with fresh crabs from our local market. If you are lucky, you might be able to pick up a few soft shell crabs for another week or two but get them quickly before they are gone.

Ok, Ok… I know it might seem crazy to eat a sandwich with claws hanging out from the bun, but trust me, the crispy fried flavor of a soft-shell crab is AMAZING.  Add some lettuce, tomato and a slice of pancetta and you are looking at a 5 star sandwich! If you are lucky enough to find a few crabs this weekend at the market or grocery store, hold onto them until Tuesday, when we will be sharing how I made this tasty little sandwich.

Until then. What is your favorite crab inspired dish?