Best Hot Buttered Crab Recipes

CRAB LEGS WITH GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE

Crab Legs with Garlic Butter Sauce image

I ended up getting some snow crab legs on sale at the market. I wanted something a little different from plain steamed, boiled, or grilled crab legs, so I ended up throwing a few things together to make this awesome crab leg dish. Enjoy! This would be great with shrimp as well.

Provided by Tamaralynn

Categories Main Dish Recipes Seafood Main Dish Recipes Crab

Time 20m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 pound Snow Crab clusters, thawed if necessary
¼ cup butter
1 clove garlic, minced
1 ½ teaspoons dried parsley
⅛ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper

Steps:

Cut a slit, length-wise, into the shell of each piece of crab.
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook the garlic in the butter until translucent; stir in the parsley, salt, and pepper. Continue to heat mixture until bubbling. Add the crab legs; toss to coat; allow to simmer in the butter mixture until completely heated, 5 to 6 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 520.1 calories, Carbohydrate 1 g, Cholesterol 274.2 mg, Fat 37.5 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 43.6 g, SaturatedFat 17.1 g, Sodium 1030.7 mg, Sugar 0.1 g

BROWN-BUTTER CRAB ROLL

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Eventide Oyster Co. in Portland, Maine, offers a brown-butter lobster roll that we love. We added Old Bay seasoning and swapped the lobster for easy-to-find crabmeat in this delicious version you can make at home.

Provided by Rhoda Boone

Categories Sandwich Kid-Friendly Quick & Easy Dinner Lunch Crab Summer Sandwich Theory Sugar Conscious Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Seafood Shellfish Small Plates

Yield Makes 4 sandwiches

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened, divided
4 hot dog buns, preferably split top
1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
1 pound good-quality fresh crabmeat, picked over
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon sliced chives
Lemon wedges (for serving)

Steps:

Heat a medium skillet over medium. Spread 2 Tbsp. butter on cut sides of each bun. Toast buns, cut side down, working in batches if necessary, until golden brown, about 2 minutes per batch. Set buns aside and wipe out skillet.
Melt remaining 6 Tbsp. butter in same skillet over medium heat. Continue to cook until butter foams, smells nutty, and turns caramel-colored, about 5 minutes. Add Old Bay seasoning, then gently fold in crabmeat and Worcestershire (mixture might spatter). Cook, stirring occasionally, until crabmeat is heated through, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice and salt.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer crab mixture to buns and top with chives. Serve with lemon wedges alongside.

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