Baltimore Fried Stuffed Hard Crabs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 large steamed Maryland hard crabs
1 recipe crab cake mixture
6 c. pancake mix
4 tsp. seafood seasoning
3 to 4 c. milk
fat or oil for frying

Preparation

Remove apron, top shell, fat and gills from crabs.
Firmly pack about 1/4 cup crab cake mixture into top cavity of each crab.
Put pancake mix and seafood seasoning in large bowl.
Stir in milk until mixture is consistency of thick pancake batter.
Dip crabs in batter, one at a time, making sure to coat all sides well.
Lift crab by large claw and let excess batter drain off.
Fry in deep fat at 375\u00b0 until golden brown on all sides.
Drain; serve at once. (Makes 12 servings.)