The No. 1 rule of soft shell crab season is that soft shell crab season is fleeting. A restaurant may post a special dish at 5 p.m. and run out of the good stuff by 6 p.m.

If you can’t find soft shell crabs (frozen ones are fine!), then you can go back to the original recipe and use a large fresh crab (preferably ... and bitter if over­cooked.

Place crabs on grill, shell-side down. Cover grill and cook, 2-3 minutes (depending on size of crabs). Baste crabs with Old Bay butter and flip. Grill until crabs turn red/orange and are cooked ...

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 ...

Today, we're making sushi from live soft shell crabs. Soft shell crabs are an absolute delicacy. You can eat virtually the entire crab, and it's one of the juiciest things you'll ever experience.

Good Hot Fish sources soft-shell crab from purveyors including Local ... are served with long-cooked grits, charred frisée and a lemon caper beurre blanc. The cost is $39. Described as a "very ...