Appetizers Soft Shell Crab w/ Caper & Brown Butter Sauce

Soft Shell Crab w/ Caper & Brown Butter Sauce

These beauties are only available for a short time every year, so get 'em while you can. They're best pan-fried; 3 minutes and you're done! A meunière sauce of butter, capers and lemon juice is all you need. Don't forget to eat the whole crab. Leave nothing out. Seriously. That's why they're only available for a limited time.

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About Soft Shell Crab w/ Caper & Brown Butter Sauce

These beauties are only available for a short time every year, so get 'em while you can. They're best pan-fried; 3 minutes and you're done! A meunière sauce of butter, capers and lemon juice is all you need. Don't forget to eat the whole crab. Leave nothing out. Seriously. That's why they're only available for a limited time.

About Jeff Fournier

Jeffrey P. Fournier is the chef/owner of 51 Lincoln in Newton, MA. His first job was as a line cook at the Rockenwagner in Santa Monica, where Chef Hans Rockenwagner himself taught Fournier Austrian-Californian cuisine. Just two years later in 1993, he earned the position as sous chef at Café Montana, also in Santa Monica. Three years later, Fournier moved back to his hometown and found himself at the Pignoli under Chef Daniel Baliani. Once Fournier learned all of Baliani's secrets, he left Pignoli and joined the team at the Linwood Grill. A few years later Chef Lydia Shire wooed Fournier into the position of Sous Chef in the famous 125 year-old Locke-Ober kitchen. Fournier then moved to Chef Shire's well-regarded Excelsior. In late 2006 when an opportunity presented itself for a new space where he could blend his creativity for art and food, Fournier could not resist. As such, 51 Lincoln was born.

Recipe

Ingredients

Dredge Mix

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups cornstarch
  • 2 cups semolina
  • pinch of cayenne pepper
  • 1½ tbsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Brown Butter (Meuniere) Sauce

  • Dredge Mix from above
  • 3-4 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 1 shallot, small dice
  • ½ lemon
  • ½ cup capers
  • 1 tbsp chopped parsley
  • 2 prime soft shell crabs
  • salt & pepper
  • 2 tbsp canola oil
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter

How-to

  1. Preheat canola oil on medium-high in a large saute pan
  2. Clean soft shells by removing tail, gills, and eyes
  3. Dredge cleaned soft shells
  4. Saute each crab 1½ minutes on one side until golden brown
  5. When turning from one side to the other, add shallot and garlic
  6. After another 1½ minutes, the soft shells, garlic, and shallots should all be golden brown
  7. Turn heat off
  8. Add capers, butter (should end up foamy), parsley, and lemon

Serving Suggestion

  • Serve with arugula dressed with olive oil, lemon, salt, and pepper

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