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CRABSCRABS
MAKES 4 TO 6 SERVINGS
Recipe courtesy of Chef John D. Folse
This crab recipe calls for many cloves of
garlic. Once the garlic has been sautéed
in butter sauce and baked with crabs,
it becomes quite sweet. The garlic can
then be spread onto French bread along
with butter from the baking pan.
12 whole crabs, cleaned
2 cups unsalted butter
1 cup olive oil
20 cloves garlic (about ½ cup)
¼ cup diced onion
¼ cup diced celery
¼ cup diced red bell pepper
¼ cup sliced green onion
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce,
or to taste
1 tablespoon hot sauce, or to taste
1 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
½ teaspoon ground black pepper,
or to taste
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper,
or to taste
¼ teaspoon granulated garlic,
or to taste
Grilled French bread, to serve- Preheat oven to 400°.
- In a large sauté pan, melt butter
over medium-high heat. Pour in oil
to prevent butter from burning. Add
garlic cloves, diced onion, celery,
bell pepper, green onion, parsley,
and bay leaves. Stir constantly to
prevent garlic from scorching. Add
Worcestershire, hot sauce, salt, black
pepper, red pepper, and granulated
garlic.- Place crabs in a single layer in a
large baking dish with a 1-inch or
2-inch lip, and pour garlic butter
mixture over crabs. - Bake until crabs are cooked to
your liking, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve
warm with hot French bread.
Note: A bib and lots of paper towels are
recommended when eating!