Black Pepper Dungeness Crab

This is a long standing favorite in my family. If we don't have crab we use tiger prawns/shrimp. Served with white rice it's finger licking good!

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons  finely chopped garlic
• 1⁄3 cup  minced green onion
• 1  teaspoon  minced ginger
• 3⁄4 cup soy sauce (regular or reduced sodium)
• 1⁄2 cup honey
• 3  cooked  dungeness crabs, cleaned and cracked (4 3/4 to 5 1/2 lb. total)
• 1⁄4 cup peppercorn
• 3  tablespoons  peanut oil or 3  tablespoons  salad oil

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine cilantro, garlic, onions, ginger, soy, and honey. Add crab pieces. Cover and chill 15 minutes to 1 hour, turning crab often.
2. Coarsely grind pepper in a coffee grinder or crush with a rolling pin.
3. Pour oil into a 14-inch wok or 6- to 8-quart pan over medium-high heat. Pour crab, marinade, and 1 1/2 tablespoons pepper into wok. Stir often until crab is steaming hot, about 5 minutes.
4. Sprinkle remaining pepper over crab and mix well. Ladle crab and juices into bowls.