Tempura Soft-shell Crab

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• vegetable oil, enough to fry your amount of crab with
• 1 1/2 cups cake flour or 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon sea salt or 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 1/4 cups soda water
• 8 jumbo soft-shell crabs, dressed
• toasted sesame seeds, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 pour oil to a depth of 1 inch into a large dutch oven, and heat to 350°.
• 2 in a medium bowl, combine flour and salt.
• 3 stir yolk into soda water in a 2-cup measure until blended; pour over flour mixture, and, using a large fork, gently combine (the batter should remain slightly lumpy and should have the consistency of heavy cream).
• 4 dip 2 crabs into batter, letting excess batter drip back into bowl, and carefully slip into the hot oil, top-side down. fry 1 1/2 minutes per side, until golden brown and crisp. drain on paper towels, then transfer to a baking sheet, and keep warm in a 200° oven. repeat with remaining oil and crabs.
• 5 garnish with toasted sesame seeds and serve with asian slaw and crab dipping sauce.