Soft Shell Crab Po Boys - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 soft shelled crabs, cleaned (small)
salt
pepper
1 egg
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
vegetable oil
The Rest
1 loaf crusty French bread, toasted (long New Orleans-style loaf if you want to be authentic)
shredded iceberg lettuce
tomatoes, slices
pickle
mayonnaise or tartar sauce
Crystal hot sauce or louisiana hot sauce

Preparation

In one bowl, beat together the eggs and milk.
In another bowl, sift together the flour and baking powder.
Season the cleaned crabs with salt and a generous amount of pepper.
Dip crabs thoroughly in the egg mixture, then in the flour mixture. Set aside.
Pour vegetable oil into a fry pan to about 1\" deep. Heat to very hot.
Cook crabs until golden brown, turning once, about 4-5 minutes on each side. Drain on paper toweling.
Cut the toasted French bread into four pieces. Dress the bread of each sandwich with mayonnaise, lettuce and a couple slices of tomatoes. Place the two crabs inside each sandwich and season with a dash or two of hot sauce.