Emeril's Fried Seafood Platter | Emerils.com

Ingredients

• 8 pieces toasted and lightly buttered white bread, sliced in half diagonally
• Cocktail Sauce
• Kicked Up Tartar Sauce
• French fried potatoes
• Dill Pickle Slices
• FRIED SHRIMP:
• 2 dozen medium shrimp, peeled and deveined, tips of the tails left intact
• 1 cup hot sauce
• Vegetable oil, for frying
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons Essence, plus more for dusting
• 1 cup masa harina
• Lemon wedges, accompaniment
• FRIED SOFT SHELL CRABS:
• 4 large soft-shell crabs, cleaned, rinsed gently in cool water, and patted dry
• 1/2 cup hot sauce
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup dried fine bread crumbs
• 4 1/2 teaspoons Essence, plus more for dusting
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons milk
• Chopped parsley, garnish