Garlic Crab

Jessica's Note:

This is a simi difficult recipe, but the result is ever so delectable. I had something like this at Crustaceans in San Francisco. They used the wonderful Dungeness crabs, but here in Virginia I had to settle for Blue crabs, which turned out just as nice.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 50 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 8 crabs , cleaned and cracked
• 1 whole bulb of garlic , finely chopped
• 1 small onion , chopped
• 1 -2 cup butter , softened
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground pepper
• ¼ teaspoon red chili pepper flakes

garnish

• chopped parsley
• lemon slice

Directions:

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

Reviews

[Jennifer Allen]

I adapted this recipe for 3 lbs. snow crab leggs and it was delicious. my husband couldn't get enough and he rarley eats crab. I have been looking for this recipe for five years. Thank you, thank you,thank you.

[cougarlicious]

Very easy and very tasty! Would definitely cook again. Not sure why it states 50 min prep; I was able to put this together in about 15 min.

[eboniprincess]

I was so very excited to try to this recipe. It was better that alot of the restaurants in this area. I love garlic crabs, but they can be very expensive. This recipe made it possible for my whole family to enjoy garlic crabs for half of what we would have spent at a restaurant.