INGREDIENTS

12 soft shell crab

1/2 cup flour

1 tbs cumin + 3 tsp salt

1/2 bunch parsley or cilantro, picked

1/2 lemon, juice and zest

1 yellow onion, sliced

3 cups vegetable oil

RECIPE

Dry the crab. Combine flour, salt, and cumin. Dredge the crab in the flour mixture and shake the excess off.

Heat the oil in a deep pot. Once hot place the crab in the hot oil. Fry for 4 minutes then flip and fry 4 more minutes. Remove from the oil and drain on a paper towel. Add salt while hot.

Combine parsley with onion. Add a little lemon juice, zest, and salt and serve along with the crab.