Hot Blues, Cool Reds: Seafood and Aquaculture

Hot Blues, Cool Reds

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Ingredients

2	tablespoons butter, melted
1	teaspoon salt
1	small Florida onion, finely chopped
1/4	teaspoon pepper
2	tablespoons all-purpose flour
12	medium fried soft-shell Florida blue crabs
1	14-1/2 ounce can stewed tomatoes
	fresh Florida parsley, chopped

Preparation

In a medium sauce pan, sauté onion in melted butter or margarine over low heat 2 to 3 minutes. Stir flour into onion mixture until blended. Add tomatoes, salt and pepper; cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Arrange fried crabs on a platter. Pour tomatoes over crabs and sprinkle with chopped parsley. Serve immediately.

Yield
6 servings.

Note
Make tomato sauce first so crabs can be served immediately after frying.

Nutritional Value Per Serving
Calories 340, Calories From Fat 130, Total Fat 18g, Saturated Fat 3g, Cholesterol 150mg, Total Carbohydrate 28g, Protein 16g.

Look for "Fresh from Florida" ingredients at your local store.