Name: Garlic Crab
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 8 crabs, cleaned and cracked; 1 whole bulb of garlic, finely chopped; 1 small onion, chopped; 1 -2 cup butter, softened; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper; 1/4 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes; chopped parsley; lemon slice

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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.

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ingredients

8 crabs, cleaned and cracked
1 whole bulb of garlic, finely chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 -2 cup butter, softened
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground pepper
¹⁄₄ teaspoon red chili pepper flakes
garnish
chopped parsley
lemon slice

directions

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.

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"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."

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review by Jon A.

8/3/2021

So easy to make...slight modification add a little water to the pan b/c of some pre seasoning "Tony's/Ol Bay"....helps to steam as well. They were definitely delicious!!
question by Valerie W.

5/24/2020

Do I steam the crab first?
tweak by Dave M.

7/29/2018

Really loved this recipe. Used Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning instead of red pepper flakes. Just a personal substitution I like. I bet it would have been spectacular with red pepper flake as well.
review by Dave M.

7/29/2018

I think because of breaking down the blue crabs.
review by Jesse B.

7/17/2018

So sorry you had to hear you had to settle for inferior dungenous crabs and equally inferior Californian seafood. Tried this recipe with the substantially superior Blue Crab here in America's #1 Coastal Area in the Islandic Coastal Carolinas and it turned out really good to my amazement!! Will also be sharing this with those back home in Eastern Shore MD aka the Crab Capital of the World.