Creamy Sauce Butter Crabs Recipes

CREAMY GARLIC SEAFOOD PASTA

Steps:

• In a large pan, add a splash of oil and allow to heat up.
• Season the seafood with salt and pepper then cook in batches until golden brown.
• The shrimp/prawns should take no more than a minute per side (depending on size) and the calamari and mussels will take only a few minutes to cook. Take care not to overcook the seafood as they will go tough and rubbery. Rather undercook slightly as it will cook a little more while being tossed with the sauce and pasta.
• Remove the seafood from the pan and set aside.
• In the same pan, melt the butter and add the garlic and chilli flakes. Cook until fragrant then pour in the lemon juice and wine.
• Bring to a simmer and allow to reduce by half.
• Pour in the cream and allow to come to a simmer. Allow to cook for 5 minutes or until the sauce coats the back of a spoon.
• Add the seafood (and any of its resting juices) and parsley and stir to combine.
• Toss the sauce with cooked pasta and a splash of the pasta cooking water and toss to coat the pasta. Serve sprinkled with parsley.

CREAMY GARLIC AND HERB BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place garlic cloves in a small baking dish and toss with oil to coat.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cloves are light golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• Combine garlic and hot stock in a blender. Season with salt and pepper. Blend until smooth. Add cream, butter, parsley, oregano, and thyme; process until completely blended.
• Transfer sauce to a container and allow to cool, about 10 minutes. Refrigerate until ready to use. Reheat the sauce over low heat when ready to serve.

CREAMY LEMON BUTTER SAUCE FOR FISH AND SEAFOOD

Steps:

• In small saucepan, heat wine and shallot. Bring to a boil and reduce over medium-high heat until only 2 tablespoons of liquid remain.
• Reduce heat to low and whisk in butter, a few pieces at a time, until sauce is smooth and all the butter is incorporated.
• Whisk in cream and lemon juice. Keep warm in the top of a double boiler set over hot water until serving time.

MIXED SEAFOOD IN A CREAMY GARLIC WINE SAUCE {MARISCOS AL AJILLO}

Steps:

• Season the seafood with a sprinkle of salt.
• Melt the butter over medium heat in a large skillet.
• Add the onion and garlic, cook for about two minutes.
• Add the shrimp and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the white wine, mix well and cook over high heat for 1 minute.
• Add the heavy cream and cook until the shrimp are almost done.
• Add the squid and bay scallops, cook for about two minutes or until done, and immediately remove from heat.
• Taste and add salt if needed. Add ground black pepper to taste.
• Mix in the chopped parsley.
• Serve the mixed seafood in garlic sauce immediately. You can serve it as an appetizer with bread. It can also be served as a main dish with rice, fried green plantains, salad, etc.

CHESAPEAKE CRAB BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• over medium heat saute garllic and shallots in 2 tbsp of butter until garlic and shallots have softened. then add in heavy cream and reduce by half
• Turn heat to low and then begin whisking in butter 2 tbsp at a time until the sauce is smooth. finally gently fold in the crabmeat, avaid breaking up the lumps as much as possible. finish off the sauce with the parsley. Sauce is complete as soon as the crabmeat is warmed. Do not raise heat or butter will seperate from the sauce

CREAMY GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Whisk in flour and stir until combined and the flour loses its raw smell, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk, oregano, basil, and parsley, and bring to a simmer, 3 to 5 minutes. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until thick, about 5 minutes.

CREAMY SAUCE BUTTER CRABS

Steps:

• Clean crabs and poach them, then drain well. Remove the pincers and crack with a pestle. Trim the legs and cut each crab into four pieces. Set aside.
• Heat margarine in a wok until melted then add the milk. Gently simmer the mixture over a medium heat. Add the curry leaves, chilli padi and seasoning. Simmer for 10-15 minutes. Add thickening and stir gently over a very low heat until sauce is thick and glossy in texture.
• Return crabs to the mixture and cook over a very low heat for about 1 minute. Dish out the crabs with the curry leaves, chilli padi and a little of the sauce. Serve immediately.

CREAMY SAUCE BUTTER CRABS

Steps:

• Clean crabs and steam them, then drain well.
• Remove the pincers and crack with a pestle.
• Trim the legs and cut each crab into four pieces.
• Set aside.
• Heat margarine in a wok until melted then add the milk.
• Gently simmer the mixture over a medium heat.
• Add the curry leaves, hot chilli and seasoning.
• Simmer for 10–15 minutes.
• Add thickening and stir gently over a very low heat until sauce is thick and glossy in texture.
• Return crabs to the mixture and cook over a very low heat for about 1 minute.
• Dish out the crabs with the curry leaves, chilli padi and a little of the sauce.
• Serve immediately.

CRAB IN CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt 25g (1 oz) of the butter in a heavy 900 ml (1 1/2 pint) saucepan. Stir in the flour and amalgamate well. Slowly stir in the milk and boil gently to make a smooth thick sauce.
• Stir in the mace, salt and pepper. Mix in all the crab and bring just to the boil. Stir in the cream and check the seasoning. Pour into 4 small buttered ovenproof dishes and sprinkle each with breadcrumbs and then Parmesan cheese. The dishes can wait in the refrigerator for several hours before cooking
• Dot the top of each dish with the remaining butter and stand the small dishes in 1 cm ( 1/2 inch) of water in a baking tray. Bake for 10 minutes in a preheated oven at 200 °C / 400 °F Gas 6. The tops should be crisp and golden brown and the crab thick and creamy.