{"id":6549,"date":"2016-05-23T13:49:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T17:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/?p=6549"},"modified":"2023-12-19T11:44:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T16:44:41","slug":"baked-soft-shell-crabs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/baked-soft-shell-crabs\/","title":{"rendered":"Baked Soft-Shell Crabs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recipe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12 soft-shell crabs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 eggs, beaten<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bc&nbsp;cup milk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd&nbsp;teaspoon salt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bc&nbsp;teaspoon freshly ground black pepper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bc&nbsp;teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00be&nbsp;cup flour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00be&nbsp;cup dry bread crumbs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Preheat the oven to 400\u00b0 F.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Combine eggs, milk, salt, pepper and paprika in shallow dish. 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