Busters and Grits

Name: Busters and Grits
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: Salt; 1 cup white corn grits; 6 tablespoons butter; 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese; Freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 cup milk; 4 eggs, beaten; 1 cup cornmeal; 1/2 cup flour; 1 teaspoon Basic Creole Spices; 1 quart canola oil; 6 small soft-shell blue crabs, cleaned; 1 cup Basic Crab Pan Sauce; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 green onion, chopped; 2 dashes Tabasco

By John Besh

April 3, 2012

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If you have difficulty finding buster crabs or small soft shells, you can use large soft shell crabs, quartered, and they'll still make a great dish.

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