Italian Blue Crab Sauce
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 100 ounces crushed tomatoes (We only use San Marzano Valley tomatoes!)
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste (we use roasted garlic flavor)
- 10 -15 garlic cloves (yes! really! probably more!)
- 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes (again, we probably use a lot more!)
- 1⁄2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 4 tablespoons flat-leaf Italian parsley, minced (I usually toss in a handful)
- 4 tablespoons fresh basil, minced
- salt
- pepper
- 8 blue crabs (we use only Maryland Blue Crab)
- 1 lb spaghetti
directions
- Using a large stockpot, cover the bottom of the pot with the EVOO.
- Once heated, saute the garlic, crushed red pepper, parsley and basil.
- Add in crushed tomatoes and tomato paste and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Add in the crab and simmer with the lid partially covered for several hours.
- Remove from heat and cool. Put back in refrigerator and allow to sit overnight.
- 1 hour before serving, take out and simmer again on the stove.
- Remove crabs to allow to cool. Serve sauce over spaghetti.
- Once the pasta course is complete, serve the whole crabs and pick out the meat. UNBELIEVABLE!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
RedVinoGirl
United States
I love to try new recipes and often try so many new recipes that I forget about all the great ones I've already made. My focus in cooking is to cook healthy and lower in fat without compromising the taste of the food.