{"id":8020,"date":"2025-04-24T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/?p=8020"},"modified":"2025-04-23T08:15:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T12:15:42","slug":"soft-crabs-amandine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/soft-crabs-amandine\/","title":{"rendered":"Soft Crabs Amandine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Sprinkle crabs with salt and pepper. Dredge in flour and shake off excess. Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add 3 tablespoons butter. When it sizzles, place crabs upside down in skillet. Saut\u00e9 until crisp and golden, about 3 to 4 minutes per side or until done. Remove to warm platter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heat remaining tablespoon of butter in same skillet. Add almonds and saut\u00e9 until golden brown. Stir in lemon juice. Pour sauce over crabs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Contributed by Joyce Taylor<\/a> From: Mariner\u2019s Menu: 30 Years of Fresh Seafood Ideas<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Mariner’s Menu shares Soft Crabs Amandine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":16407,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-post-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"caption\":\"\",\"showAuthor\":true,\"showDate\":true,\"showFeaturedVideo\":false,\"showReadingTime\":false}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[96,15,98,131,215,216],"tags":[145],"class_list":["post-8020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crab","category-mariners-menu","category-shellfish","category-soft-shell-crab","category-spring","category-summer","tag-main"],"displayCategory":null,"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n DID YOU KNOW?
Blue crabs are crustaceans with sharp, strong pincers.\u00a0\u00a0The Department of Natural Resources in South Carolina recommends approaching the crab from the rear to avoid getting\u00a0pinched<\/a>!
Erika Young, Coastal and Marine Education Specialist<\/strong><\/a>\n <\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"