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 chef-favorite seasonal crab can be fried, grilled, and sautéed easily at home. The best part? You can eat the shell. Summer, sun, and soft-shell crabs — few combinations are as simple and ...

It’s a most magical time of year, early spring, when Mother Nature begins waking up all around us. We can see it in early crops like asparagus and strawberries, and in seafood markets with plump ...

Marcelle Bienvenu, who as you know is teaching at Nicholls State University in the John Folse Culinary Institute, e-mailed to say, "I saw a request about the smoked soft-shell crabs that were served ...

The long and short of it is, if you've never cleaned a soft-shell crab before, you're in for a bit of a shock: you have to prep them while they're still alive. "Crabs are prepared by trimming the ...

Soft-shell crab season has arrived. Every spring, mature crabs shed their old shells and start growing bigger ones. That natural process temporarily transforms them from hard-shell crustaceans that ...

Many nights, Trudy Luke is up all night monitoring her blue crabs. Producing soft-shell blue crabs is all about the timing — being ready to take a crab from the tank in the small window after it has ...

The fleeting soft-shell crab season is here again and Charleston's chefs are yearning to wow their patrons with different renditions of the sought-after crustacean. Soft-shell season comes around ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X It’s a most magical time of year, early spring, when Mother Nature begins waking up all around us.