Comments on Thai Food by SheSimmers: Very Crispy Fried Soft Shell Crabs with Thai Sweet...

Hi Nui! How are you doing? Thanks for letting me k...

2009-07-23T17:52:14.585-05:00

Hi Nui! How are you doing? Thanks for letting me know. Looks like something funky has been going on as I'm supposed to have RSS feeds available. Will look into it ASAP.

Hi Leela, I'm trying to subscribe to your fee...

2009-07-23T17:04:28.922-05:00

Hi Leela,

I'm trying to subscribe to your feed in a new webpage put up by some friends, cvltvre.com. To be able to show your content and beautiful pictures it needs RSS feed. Your Feedburner just shows the topics and that makes it a wee bit difficult to share with the food aficionados over there. Can you please put up an RSS feed please, pretty pleassssse?!

Very informative and entertaining, as usual! I ne...

2009-07-03T22:52:44.572-05:00

Very informative and entertaining, as usual!

I never knew there are actually Crabs with soft shells. I thought the restaurants did something to soften the shells. Am I the only one who thought this??

this looks absolutely fabulous..we don't know ...

2009-07-03T08:55:09.676-05:00

this looks absolutely fabulous..we don't know what we like better..your drawing or the real thing all laid out..

love ur doodlings..haha...I've never actually ...

2009-07-02T16:22:28.499-05:00

love ur doodlings..haha...I've never actually seen live soft shell crabs but that's something I always order at Jap restaurants.

Marvin - Look for soft shell crabs in the freezer ...

2009-07-02T16:03:51.911-05:00

Marvin - Look for soft shell crabs in the freezer at Mitsuwa. They come prepared (cleaned and trimmed) in 4- or 5-pack vacuum-sealed packages. :)

Awesome doodles. I like how you drew the backside ...

2009-07-02T15:48:51.909-05:00

Awesome doodles. I like how you drew the backside of the pig too;). I've never used softshells before, but I've eaten more than my share. I'll have to drive out to a Mitsuwa to start experimenting.

I was about to say something about doodling, but I...

2009-07-02T10:15:53.525-05:00

I was about to say something about doodling, but I got a little speechless thinking about how delicious the crab was gonna be. Incredible.

I'm SUCH a doodler too! My notes are so littered with them I'm embarrassed to lend them to my classmates. No ideas for entrees, though :)

I love soft shell crabs although I have never made...

2009-07-02T08:08:47.013-05:00

I love soft shell crabs although I have never made them at home. These sound so delicious with the Thai sweet chilli dipping sauce!

omg this sounds so good. i love soft shell crabs....

2009-07-01T22:20:21.092-05:00

omg this sounds so good. i love soft shell crabs.

This looks so delicious! This is one of those thin...

2009-07-01T20:41:42.824-05:00

This looks so delicious! This is one of those things I've never worked up the courage to cook at home. Some day.

Thanks for the tip about drying tofu in the microwave. Great idea.

Somehow being ancient makes doodles seem much cool...

2009-07-01T20:41:23.536-05:00

Somehow being ancient makes doodles seem much cooler, but none of the old ones seem as fun as your cirque de soleil piggies!

Zita - The ability to connect everything to food i...

2009-07-01T17:52:44.386-05:00

Zita - The ability to connect everything to food is a gift nobody should want. :)

Ha..love the bounching pigs,I always love to read ...

2009-07-01T17:42:47.819-05:00

Ha..love the bounching pigs,I always love to read your post, beside it's very informative, I don't know how you can connect everything to food :)

Always a story behind each dish. Always. :) Nev...

2009-07-01T17:35:18.209-05:00

Always a story behind each dish. Always. :) Never had a soft shell crab, but as lovers of seafood, this may be one of our fave posts. Mmmm, that sauce!

Great trivia about the manuscript doodlers. It...

2009-07-01T16:56:33.698-05:00

Great trivia about the manuscript doodlers. It's sort of like visiting old monuments and finding ancient grafitti -- they were just like us. And I love soft shell crab. It always reminds me of that scene in Splash where she eats the entire (hard shell) crab. It always seems slightly miraculous to eat the soft shell kinds.

nice doodles...LOL but that softshell grab gets my...

2009-07-01T16:22:27.233-05:00

nice doodles...LOL but that softshell grab gets my real vote...

Yum!! I've never attempted soft shell crabs, m...

2009-07-01T16:00:10.624-05:00

Yum!! I've never attempted soft shell crabs, maybe one of these days. . . cute doodling, by the way :)

Oh wow, love, love love softshell crabs. They;re ...

2009-07-01T15:21:42.101-05:00

Oh wow, love, love love softshell crabs. They;re always a a special treat when I order out. Don't fry much at home as hubby is deathly afraid of fried food, even though I tell him its all about technique.

I'm a doodler as well and its amazing how it kinda frees your mind to focus on other stuff. Now, I do geometric shapes and flowers. Don't stray much there.

You have the best way of framing the humdrum with ...

2009-07-01T15:20:16.444-05:00

You have the best way of framing the humdrum with humor, history, and helluva good food!

I'm an occasional doodler, but my worst offense is jotting random thoughts or notes on the margins in my chicken-scratch. Unfortunately, when I go back, I can't read what I wrote. So many ideas lost to the ephemera . . .!

Your renditions of pigs on trampolines and happy crustaceans are adorable but now I've got soft-shell crabs on the brain. With no Japanese markets in sight, I may have to be content doodling a picture of myself eating a plate of this.

I'm not a doodler because I am not artisticall...

2009-07-01T15:11:32.672-05:00

I'm not a doodler because I am not artistically inclined. However, your doodles are really good!

I love soft shell crab but have not had it in over 10 years! I am allergic to crab (well, the shell) but after seeing this post I will be running out to the drug store to pick up some antihistamines and head to the nearest Chinese seafood restaurant and order me a crab.

Angry Asian- The legs and the outer shells crisp a...

2009-07-01T15:05:50.614-05:00

Angry Asian- The legs and the outer shells crisp and cook up almost immediately once the crabs hit the oil, but it's impossible to tell when the inside is done. The 3-4 minutes suggestion is based on experience. Soft-shell crabs are pretty uniformed in size, so this approximate length of time should work in most cases.

I'm a doodler, too! Hello, fellow doodler. lol...

2009-07-01T14:56:31.434-05:00

I'm a doodler, too! Hello, fellow doodler. lol. It's been a habit of mine for years. I've got pages upon pages of random doodles from work related things to whenever I was bored. It's like i have to keep myself occupied. Cute little doodle of the crab. ;-)

I haven't tried soft shell crabs. I'd love to. Especially on a nice sandwich. That looks really good with the chili sauce. Yum!!!

I ADORE the pig doodle! That is just too cute! A...

2009-07-01T14:45:44.276-05:00

I ADORE the pig doodle! That is just too cute! As for your crabs, the way you prepare them reminds me of a special at the Thai place we like. Rather than Thai sweet chili sauce they serve it with a thickened Panang curry sauce. Oh my, it's so good! I think I might like your dipping sauce suggestion better. The sweet and spicy sauce would work so well with the tender, mild crab. Lord, now I'm hungry again!

hilarious. i love your doodling! i sign my name......

2009-07-01T14:03:08.244-05:00

hilarious. i love your doodling! i sign my name... alot. like i'm a rockstar.

i enjoy soft shell crabs as well, it's been awhile since i've had any. i know you gave a 3-4 minutes/side but how do you know for sure they're done?