CORN-CRUSTED SOFT-SHELL CRABS WITH BEAN-MANGO SALSA

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Corn-Crusted Soft-Shell Crabs With Bean-Mango Salsa image

Provided by Marian Burros

Categories     dinner, easy, quick, main course

Time 30m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 egg white
4 soft-shell crabs, cleaned
1/4 cup cornmeal
1 15-ounce can no-salt-added black beans
2 mangoes
1/4 fresh pineapple
1 tablespoon canola oil
1/2 jalapeno
1 tablespoon fresh or frozen ginger
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon lime juice
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro

Steps:

  • Beat egg white slightly. Wash and dry crabs, dip into egg white and then into cornmeal.
  • Drain and rinse beans under cold running water.
  • Cut mangoes and pineapple into small chunks and place in mixing bowl large enough to hold all the ingredients but the crabs.
  • Heat oil in a nonstick pan and saute crabs until they turn red and the crust turns golden brown on both sides; about 5 minutes, depending on size.
  • Mince jalapeno, coarsely grate ginger, and add both to fruit.
  • Stir in brown sugar, lime juice and beans.
  • Wash, dry and chop cilantro and stir in.
  • Arrange salsa on each of two dinner plates and top with crabs.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 641, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 119 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 23 grams, Protein 27 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 447 milligrams, Sugar 60 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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