8 soft shell asian Recipes

canola or vegetable oil, cake flour or all-purpose flour, sea salt or kosher salt, egg yolk, soda water, jumbo soft-shell crabs, dressed, asian slaw, crab dipping sauce, garnish: toasted sesame seeds

milk, eggs, soft-shell crabs, dressed, oriental or chicken broth, cornstarch, chile garlic paste, fresh lime juice, tamari or soy sauce, chopped fresh ginger, sesame oil, all-purpose flour, salt, pepper, sesame seeds, peanut oil, chopped fresh cilantro, hot cooked rice noodles or rice (optional)

rice vinegar, lime juice, minced fresh ginger, minced parsley, minced garlic, salt, soft-shell crabs (2 1/2- to 3-oz. size; see notes ), all-purpose flour, butter or margarine

baby spinach, shrimp, shelled, deveined , and pulsed to a coarse paste in a food processor, chopped rinsed canned water chestnuts, scallions (green parts only), finely chopped, asian sesame oil, grated peeled fresh ginger, sugar, dry sherry, oyster sauce, salt, wonton wrappers, soft lettuce leaves for lining steamer, soy sauce, water, sugar, squeeze of juice from 1 tbsp finely grated peeled fresh ginger, dried hot red pepper flakes or asian chile paste to taste

salmon fillets or steaks, soy sauce, sake or dry white wine, mirin, sugar, chopped green onion, chopped fresh ginger, lemon, thinly sliced, olive oil, baby bok choy, washed and cut diagonally, shelled, blanched fresh soy beans (either fresh or frozen) also called edamame, washed fresh pea shoots or pea leaves, garlic chicken stock , recipe follows, sea salt, hot pepper sesame oil, toasted sesame seeds and fresh daikon radish or onion sprouts, as garnish, roast garlic: slice off the top quarter or so of 2 heads of garlic to expose the cloves. drizzle with a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper. loosely but completely wrap each head in a piece of foil and roast in a preheated 400 degree oven until garlic is very soft and lightly browned, about 30 minutes. squeeze out and mash as much as you can from garlic heads. stir garlic into 1-quart chicken stock and simmer for a few minutes to develop the flavor.

egg whites, cornstarch, dry white wine, hot sauce, kosher salt, jumbo soft-shell crabs, cleaned, low-sodium soy sauce, scallion, thinly sliced, rice vinegar, asian sesame oil, grated ginger, sugar, vegetable oil, for frying