Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons coarse salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 12 soft-shell crabs, cleaned
  • 12 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
  • 3 lemons, cut in half