Garlic Crab Recipes

GARLIC CRAB

Steps:

• Place garlic, onions, butter, salt, red and black pepper into a roasting pan and put into a 450 degree oven.
• Be sure to watch carefully and cook until onions and garlic turn golden brown.
• Remove from oven, add crab and blend thoroughly.
• Make sure the crab (shells and all) is coated.
• Place pan back into oven on 475 degree for 15-20 minutes, turning crab about every 5 minutes.
• After the crab has been heated throughout remove from oven.
• Garlic sauce should be braised onto the shell of the crab.
• Serve as soon as possible, sprinkled with parsley and garnished with lemon.

GARLIC ROASTED CRAB

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500*.
• In a very large oven-proof bowl, place butter and olive oil.
• Put in oven to melt butter and heat bowl (the bowl needs to be hot when you add the crab).
• Break crab legs apart from body, and break body into 2 sections per crab, but do not remove meat from shell.
• Stir crab into hot butter and olive oil mixture; sprinkle in minced garlic and salt and pepper to taste.
• Toss everything together well.
• Bake for 6 minutes and toss well again.
• Bake another 6 minutes, until crab is heated through and garlic is light brown.
• Remove from oven and top with lemon juice and parsley; toss again.
• Serve from hot bowl with lots of napkins and artisanal French or sourdough bread (such as La Brea Bakery's) to soak up the delicious juices.

CRAB FRIES

Steps:

• Prepare your preferred method for frying french fries, such as oil on a stovetop, countertop fryer or air fryer at 350 degrees F.
• Drop the frozen fries into the oil and cook for 8 minutes (if you prefer a little extra-crisp, cook for an additional 2 minutes). Transfer to a medium bowl.
• Season with the Fry Seasoning to taste. Drizzle with the Char Grill Butter and toss until the fries are all covered.
• To a bowl or plate of your choice, add a layer of fries, an even layer of the Char Grill Cheese, lump crab and a drizzle of the Crab Mayo on top, then repeat the process.
• In a medium bowl, combine the paprika, salt, chili powder, granulated garlic and cayenne. Stir with a whisk until all ingredients are incorporated. Store in an airtight container, up to 1 month.
• In a medium stockpot, combine the butter, lemon juice, garlic, hot sauce, Worcestershire, salt, granulated garlic, liquid smoke and 1/2 cup water. Melt the butter on low heat, then turn the heat to medium and bring to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes, then turn off the heat. (Be sure not to bring the mixture to a boil.) Store in an airtight container for up to 7 days.
• Combine the Parmesan, mozzarella, granulated garlic and parsley in a large mixing bowl. Transfer to a food processor and pulse until chopped into small pieces. Can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.
• In a large bowl, combine the parsley, onion, mayonnaise, lemon juice, hot sauce, honey and seafood seasoning until all ingredients are fully incorporated. Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 7 days.

B.B.Q. GARLIC CRAB

Steps:

• Lightly cook the garlic in the olive oil in a saute pan (about 2 to3 minutes on medium-low heat). Allow to cool.
• Add the crab and toss with the salt and pepper.
• Preheat the grill to high, carefully place all the marinated crab onto the grill, allowing the oil to drip off before putting onto the grill, and cover with lid. Allow to cook about 4 to 5 minutes then turn over and allow to cook another 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove from the grill, and place into a large metal bowl. Squeeze the fresh lemon juice over the crab and toss well.
• Serve on a large platter with fresh lemon wedges and chopped Italian parsley.

GARLIC-GOOD CRAB "CAKES"

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Take 3 sheets of phyllo at a time, butter and roll up, jelly-roll style. Cut into fourths. Press, cut side down, into muffin pan cups. Press with fingers to flatten and work slightly up the sides of cup. Brush cups with melted butter. Repeat with remaining phyllo sheets, for a total of 24 cups.
• To prepare filling, place garlic, with tough bottoms cut off, in a plastic bag. Pound with the side of a meat cleaver. Remove skins and place crushed garlic in a deep microwave safe bowl. Add lemon juice and water. Cover and microwave for 2 minutes.
• Add cream cheese to garlic and cream together. Add beaten eggs, feta, crab, and 1 cup of the bread crumbs and mix well. Add cayenne pepper and mix again. Spoon mixture into each phyllo cup, distributing evenly, about 1 tablespoon of mixture per phyllo cup. Sprinkle remaining bread crumbs over the crab mixture (about 1 teaspoon per phyllo cup) and lightly dust the top of each with paprika.
• Bake for 25 minutes. Carefully remove each phyllo cup/crab "cake" onto a cooling rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

FAMOUS ROAST GARLIC CRAB

Steps:

• Cleaning dungeness crab:
• Holding the body backside up, place your right thumb in the joint between the upper and lower shell on the side opposite the mouth. Your palm will be stretched across the top of the shell. Hold the bottom of the crab in your opposite hand. Force your thumb in and pull up and back to your right until shell snaps off. Pour any juices in the shell into a small bowl. Cut the body into quarters with a large knife. Twist the legs off the body. Crack lightly in several places with a nutcracker and set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a very large ovenproof saute pan over medium-high heat until hot. (You may need 2 pans.) Add the crab and garlic, and toss well. Saute for about 10 minutes. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper and mix in lemon juice. Saute for another 5 minutes, then add parsley. After another 1 or 2 minutes, remove the crab and serve in the newspaper lined cans.

GARLIC AND CRAB NOODLES

Steps:

• Bring a large of salted water to a boil over high heat. Put a large skillet or wok over high heat and add the oil, garlic and ginger and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Meanwhile, add the linguine to the boiling water. Add the crab to the hot wok and toss to coat in the garlic and ginger. Once the crab starts to turn color, add the soy sauce, sambal, black bean sauce and a ladle of pasta cooking water. Bring to a simmer and cook until it reduces and thickens slightly, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Drain the linguine, reserving about 1 cup of the cooking water, and add the pasta to the crab along with the parsley, honey and butter and toss to combine. Cook until thickened again, about 2 minutes. If the mixture seems dry, add more pasta water until it's saucy. Serve hot.

GARLIC CRAB LEGS

Steps:

• In a very large stock pot, bring a large amount of water to boil. Place crab legs and corn in the pot of boiling water. Boil until the corn is tender, and the crab legs are opaque and flaky. The crab may finish cooking before the corn, check the corn and crab every 5 minutes to see if they are finished cooking. When finished cooking, drain well. Cut a slit into each of the crab leg shells to make it easier for your guests to get to the meat.
• In a large saucepan, melt butter or margarine, garlic, red pepper, and Old Bay ™ seasoning. Stir in the crab and corn, and saute them for 5 to 10 minutes.

GARLICKY CRAB WITH PASTA

Steps:

• heat a large stockpot of salted water to a boil over high heat; add crab legs; cover. Cook until crab is cooked through, 6 minutes; transfer crab to a colander but don't drain the water out of the pot, keep it boiling.
• Add spaghetti to the crab water; cook according to package directions. Drain; keep warm. Meanwhile, crack crab legs into smaller, more manageable pieces.
• Melt 3 T. of the butter in a large skillet or wok. Add garlic; cook, stirring, until garlic is slightly browned and aromatic, about 2 minutes. Add crab legs and parsley to skillet; toss to coat the shells and the meat with the hot butter and garlic. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
• Melt remaining 1 T. butter in the skillet over medium heat. Add cooked pasta, tossing until well coated. Transfer pasta to a platter; top with reserved crab.

GARLIC ROASTED DUNGENESS CRAB

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500°F.
• Heat butter, oil, and garlic is a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add crabs, 2 at a time, toss well, season with salt & pepper.
• Transfer to a large baking pan. Roast about 12 minutes, tossing well halfway through. Warm butter mixture, add lemon juice and parsley.
• Arrange crabs in a large shallow bowl & drizzle butter mixture over. Serve immediately with chunks of hot bread and a nice white wine.

GARLIC CAJUN CRAB

Steps:

• Once u have you crab clean all up set it in a pan . Once crabs are place in pan, in a separate pot u will add ur wine. Preferably I like to use Chardonnay. About a half of cup! Once the wine is added then u will place two stick of salted butter. Let it melt slowly u Dnt want it to burn. For the garlic u can place as much garlic as u desire. One garlic is added. Add ur parsley. Let all this simmer for about 8 mins on low heat.
• Once it simmers pour your liquid mixture right on top of your crab start in the middle of the body first! And then on the outer shell.
• Once all the mixture is gone slice up your lemon place one slice on each crab. Then add your green onion and parsley. Sprinkle ground black pepper on top and your old bay last this should go over the whole crab remember this product does have salt as well so be careful not to put to much once u complete that place in oven on 375 for 15-20 minute.

LEMON-GARLIC PENNE WITH CRAB

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook and stir garlic in butter and oil over medium heat for 2 minutes or until garlic is golden (do not brown). Add the broth, crab and lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 12-15 minutes or until sauce is reduced by half., Drain pasta; toss with crab sauce and 1/4 cup parsley. Garnish with lemon wedges and remaining parsley.

CRAB LEGS WITH GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut a slit, length-wise, into the shell of each piece of crab.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook the garlic in the butter until translucent; stir in the parsley, salt, and pepper. Continue to heat mixture until bubbling. Add the crab legs; toss to coat; allow to simmer in the butter mixture until completely heated, 5 to 6 minutes.