Wednesday, November 5, 2008

FoodFoodFood-Fried Soft-Shell Crab

Ingredients:
  • 18 live soft shell crabs
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • ¼ tsp. black pepper, ground
  • ¼ tsp. garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp. onion powder
  • 2 ounces lemon juice
  • 3 dashes of soy sauce
  • 1 cup flour
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 2 cups plain breadcrumbs
Preparation:
  1. Clean crabs but do not remove top shell.
  2. Rinse well in cool water.
  3. Place the crabs on a sheet pan and season with salt, pepper, lemon, soy sauce, garlic power and onion powder, then refrigerate for at least two hours.
  4. Place flour in one bowl, eggs in another, and bread crumbs in the last.
  5. Roll each crab in the flour, dip in the eggs, and then coat with the bread crumbs.
  6. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
  7. Heat a skillet with about one inch of oil.
  8. Sauté each crab on one side for 4-5 minutes, turn and continue until each crab is crispy.
  9. Place browned crabs in oven for 8 minutes until hot all the way through and crispy.

FoodFoodFood-Lobster Pizza

Ingredients:
  • 1 flour tortilla (per pizza)
  • Land O' Lakes™ Roasted Garlic Butter Spread
  • 2 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
  • 4 oz. drained roma tomatoes (approx. 2-3 tomatoes) diced 3/8"
  • 2 tbsp. fresh basil cut in 1/8" julienne strips
  • 2 oz. lobster meat cut in 1/2" - 3/4" chunks
  • 1/2 cup Italian six-cheese blend
Preparation:
  1. Heat oven to 450 degrees.
  2. Lightly brush entire topside of tortilla with garlic butter (edge to edge).
  3. Sprinkle two tablespoons Parmesan cheese over the garlic butter.
  4. After draining the diced tomatoes, sprinkle evenly over Parmesan cheese.
  5. To julienne the basil, wash it and shake off excess water. Pick off leaves and stack on top of one another. Using a chef's knife, cut into 1/8" strips. Do not chop. Sprinkle evenly over the diced tomatoes.
  6. Make sure lobster meat is cut into 1/2" - 3/4" chunks. Portion lobster meat, drain it and then sprinkle it evenly over the tomatoes.
  7. Sprinkle the Italian six-cheese blend evenly over the diced tomatoes.
  8. Refrigerate until ready to cook.
  9. Brush a pizza pan lightly with vegetable oil and sprinkle lightly with ground black pepper and kosher salt.
  10. When oven is ready, place pizza on pan and cook approximately four to five minutes.
  11. Remove from pan and cut into eight wedges.
  12. Squeeze fresh lemon over pizza for extra flavor and serve.