Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   8      small         crab -- soft shell
     1/3  cup           flour
                        salt and pepper to taste
     1/3  cup           white-bread crumbs
     1/3  cup           parmesan cheese
     1/3  cup           white cornmeal
   4                    eggs -- beaten
   4      tablespoons   peanut oil
   4      tablespoons   clarified butter*
                        garnish: parsley
                        ***red chile beurre blanc***
   2      tablespoons   shallots -- chopped
   1      tablespoon    clarified butter
   2      tablespoons   lime juice
   2      tablespoons   white wine
   2      tablespoons   dry vermouth
   4      tablespoons   heavy cream
  12      ounces        chilled butter -- cut into small
                        -- piece
                        salt and pepper to taste
   1      tablespoon    red chile paste
   2      teaspoons     parsley -- chopped

Preparation:

Dredge cleaned crabs in flour seasoned with salt and pepper. Mix together in a shallow dish the bread crumbs, cheese and cornmeal. Dip crabs into beaten eggs and coat with bread-crumb mixture. Pan-fry without overcrowding in a hot pan with oil-butter mix for approximately 4 to 5 minutes per side or until golden-brown. Serve with Red Chile Beurre Blanc, garnished with parsley. RED CHILE BEURRE BLANC: Sauté shallots in 1 tablespoon clarified butter in a saucepot and add lime juice, wine and vermouth. Reduce to about 1-1/2 teaspoons. Add heavy cream and reduce again. Set aside and, while beating at the same time with a wire whip, immediately add the butter in small pieces. As the butter melts and creams the mixture, continue adding it until all is absorbed. Season with salt, pepper and red chile paste. Garnish with parsley. *To make clarified butter, melt 1 stick of unsalted butter in a saucepan over low heat. After butter has completely melted, the solids will settle to the bottom. Skim off any foam on top d carefully pour off the golden liquid on top of the solids. Discard foam.