NOW IS the time of year when blue crabs come out of their shells and steal the spotlight from their colder-weather counterparts. A seasonal delicacy, soft-shell crabs are the low-waste crustacean, ...

2 to 4 servings This recipe is courtesy of Jimmy Sneed, probably the foremost expert on soft-shell crabs. He wrote the foreword to "The Soft Shell Crab Cookbook." In 1992, he was the chef at Windows ...

Makes 8 servings. Recipe is by Teresa B. Day. 8 large softshell crabs, cleaned 2 cups buttermilk ½ cup butter ¼ cup coconut oil 1 cup flour 1 cup cornmeal 1 tablespoon seafood seasoning blend 1. Soak ...

Call it the battle of the soft-shell crab. Quinn Hatfield, chef and co-owner of Hatfield’s, didn’t want them on his menu -- they’re best eaten simply, he thought, and he knew that they’d be so popular ...

“Tell people they can eat the whole thing,” one of my colleagues urged me when I told her I planned to write about soft-shell crabs. If you love blue crabs but are daunted by all that cracking and ...

Imagine yourself sitting in a crowded beachside restaurant, the aroma of charbroiled seafood filling the air and growling your stomach. Your meal arrives, topped with a golden brown, crunchy ...

1 large yellow onion, peeled and thinly sliced 2 tablespoons kosher salt 1 tablespoon granulated sugar ¼ cup white wine vinegar ...

The first time I ate a soft-shell crab was in a diner on the Chesapeake Bay. It was deep-fried and served in a hamburger bun with lettuce and tartar sauce. It was wonderful, but I crave a sandwich ...

“I would like to find whoever ‘invented’ the soft-shell crab sandwich and give that person a massive hug,” said Michel Nischan in Sustainably Delicious (Rodale). Maryland soft-shells are meant to be ...

A whole deep fried soft shell crab on a roll with mayonnaise - Lauripatterson/Getty Images Soft shell crabs are a remarkable dining experience. Unlike regular old hard shell crabs, you can eat soft ...

This month, the president issued an executive order instructing the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure the reduction of pollutants impacting the Chesapeake Bay. He went as far as to call the ...