Garlic Crab

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

Submitted by Jessica

"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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Ready In:: 1hr 20mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 4

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.

Questions & Replies

Silly question...do you start with raw crab or cooked crab? Looking thru reviews, I assume the king crab legs were cooked & the recipe says "heated thru" which usually means reheating. Has anyone done this with raw crab? Thanks!!

Tanya W.
Do I steam the crab first?

Valerie W.

Reviews

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.

Jennifer Allen
This recipe was delicious!!! Made me feel like I was at the restaurant!! It's so nice to make a recipe and have it turn out better than expected!! My son absolutely loved it!!! It was very easy to make as well!!!

becki1099
This was the best garlic crab I have ever eaten!!!!!

beckywho1
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.

cougarlicious
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!!

Jon A.

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Tweaks

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.

Dave M.