SOFT-SHELL CRABS WITH CORN

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Provided by Marian Burros

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 30m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 ounces whole red onion or 3 ounces chopped (1 cup)
Nonstick pan spray
1 small clove garlic
1 1/2 pounds roasted peppers
1 teaspoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 ears corn
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons dry white wine
6 large basil leaves
1/8 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
4 soft-shell crabs
2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon olive oil

Steps:

  • Chop onion. Heat nonstick pan until it is very hot; reduce heat, and spray with pan spray. Add onion, and saute until it begins to soften.
  • Meanwhile, mince garlic in food processor. Rinse peppers, add to food processor with soy sauce, and puree.
  • Scrape corn from the cob, and add to onion with the cumin; cook 2 minutes. Add wine, and cook briefly.
  • Wash and julienne basil, and stir in with salt and pepper. Remove from pan, and set aside. Clean pan.
  • Wash crabs, and coat with flour already seasoned with black pepper.
  • Heat the oil in the same pan; add the crabs, and saute on both sides, a total of about 5 minutes.
  • Combine the peppers with onion-corn mixture, and serve with crabs.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 425, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 59 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 16 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 382 milligrams, Sugar 25 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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