Spicy Butter Sauce For Crab Recipes

CRAB BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter over medium-low heat.Allow the butter to melt but not brown.
• As soon as the butter melts, add any extra seasoning if desired (garlic, red pepper or lemon zest).Continue heating 1-2 minutes, or until the seasonings become fragrant.Stir in the lemon juice. Serve warm along with crab legs.

CRAB WITH SPICY GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Wash the cleaned crab a couple of times in cold water and keep it aside.
• Bring a pot of water to boil. (Use a pot large enough to hold all the crabs or else cook in two batches)
• Once the water boils, add the washed crab, 1 lime, 2 bay leaves, and cook till it turns pink.
• Drain and keep aside.
• Melt butter in a heavy-bottomed pot large enough to hold all the crabs.
• Turn the heat to medium-low until the butter melts and take care so that the butter doesn't burn.
• Add the bay leaves and the garlic and cook till you can smell the aroma of garlic.
• Now add the spices (paprika, cayenne, coriander, cinnamon) and stir for a minute to get rid of the raw flavor of spices. Add the vinegar, pepper, and salt. Taste and adjust the flavor if needed. (Be careful when doing so as the butter will be very hot.)
• Place the drained crab in a big bowl and add the sauce. Toss it to coat well.utter.
• Optional: Add the crabs to the pot with butter sauce. Cover and cook for another 10 minutes, stirring it every five minutes and coating all the crabs with sauce.
• Transfer the crabs onto a serving plate. Serve with fresh cut limes and sauce in a bowl.

BLUE CRABS WITH SPICY BUTTER

Steps:

• Combine the beer and vinegar with 1 cup of water in a very large pot. Add a steamer insert and bring the liquid to a boil over high heat. Add the crabs and 1/4 cup of the Old Bay and cook, covered, until the crabs are bright red, 20 to 30 minutes, depending on the size. Transfer the crabs to a large platter and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup Old Bay.
• Serve the hot crabs with the Spicy Butter and lemon wedges on the side.
• Make the butter while the crabs cook: combine the butter, Old Bay, cayenne and garlic in a small saucepan over medium heat. Melt the butter, skimming off any foam that rises to the surface. Pour the melted butter into a small ramekin, leaving the milk solids in the saucepan.

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.

SPICY CRAB DIP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease an 8-inch cast iron skillet or 1-quart baking dish with butter.
• In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, shallot, chives, garlic, lemon juice, Cajun seasoning, mustard powder, Worcestershire sauce and 1/3 cup Parmesan. Stir until well combined. Add the crabmeat and gently stir until just combined, trying to not break up the large lumps. Season with pepper to taste.
• Scrape into the prepared skillet and smooth the top. Sprinkle the ground butter crackers and remaining 2 tablespoons Parmesan on top.
• Bake until golden brown and bubbling, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes, then sprinkle with ground cayenne, hot sauce and chives. Serve with baguette, celery sticks, carrots, additional crackers and more hot sauce.

CREAMY SAUCE BUTTER CRABS

Steps:

• Clean crabs and steam them, then drain well.
• Remove the pincers and crack with a pestle.
• Trim the legs and cut each crab into four pieces.
• Set aside.
• Heat margarine in a wok until melted then add the milk.
• Gently simmer the mixture over a medium heat.
• Add the curry leaves, hot chilli and seasoning.
• Simmer for 10–15 minutes.
• Add thickening and stir gently over a very low heat until sauce is thick and glossy in texture.
• Return crabs to the mixture and cook over a very low heat for about 1 minute.
• Dish out the crabs with the curry leaves, chilli padi and a little of the sauce.
• Serve immediately.

SPICY CRAB PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add farfalle pasta, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
• Melt the butter in a separate pot. Mix in crabmeat and tomatoes. Season with red pepper, garlic salt, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir 10 minutes. Toss with cooked pasta to serve.