Jim Coleman Recipes

Grilled Soft Shell Crabs

For this recipe you will need:

• 1/2 Cup Olive oil
• 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1/2 Tablespoon freshly chopped tarragon
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 12 soft-shell crabs (cleaned)

To prepare this recipe:

Mix together olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, lemon juice, tarragon and garlic powder. Cover and refrigerate sauce for at least 4 hours.

Arrange crabs, back down, into a wire rack. Grill crabs over hot coals for 10 minutes, brushing crabs often with sauce. Turn crabs over; grill up to 10 minutes more, still brushing crabs often with sauce, until well done.