New Jersey Style Garlic Crab Recipes

JERSEY SHORE GARLIC CRABS

Steps:

• Clean crabs by covering them with slightly hot water.
• Leave 5 minutes to anestheize crabs.
• Remove back shell,lungs and rinse.
• In a large spagehetti pot add 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1/3 garlic.Saute 1 minute on low.
• Add 6 crabs and 1 teaspoon oregano.Saute 1 minute ,toss and add 1/3 can tomatoes.
• Repeat this process another 2 times until all crabs are added.
• Add wine or clam broth.
• Cover and cook on low for 10 minutes.
• Remove crabs to platter.
• Squeeze lemon and add to pot along with remaining oregano.
• Pour sauce over crabs on platter.
• Serve with linguine.

PAULA DEEN'S BOILED CRABS IN GARLIC BUTTER

Steps:

• In a large pot drop crabs into boiling water, making sure water covers the crabs.
• Add Old Bay and salt to boiling water and crabs.
• Cook until crabs are red, approximately 10 minutes.
• Let crabs cool to the touch.
• Remove the lungs (they can be found by lifting the back shell up, they look like"fingers").
• Leave any roe in there and also leave the claws attached.
• Crack crabs down the middle, making 2 pieces of each crab.
• In a deep skillet, melt the butter and add garlic and parsley (I always add a little Tony Cacheres or cayenne too).
• Place the crabs in the butter mixture, coating them and then place on a platter.
• Pour remaining butter from skillet onto the crabs before serving.
• Serve with bread to sop up the extra butter on the platter.

GARLIC CAJUN CRAB

Steps:

• Once u have you crab clean all up set it in a pan . Once crabs are place in pan, in a separate pot u will add ur wine. Preferably I like to use Chardonnay. About a half of cup! Once the wine is added then u will place two stick of salted butter. Let it melt slowly u Dnt want it to burn. For the garlic u can place as much garlic as u desire. One garlic is added. Add ur parsley. Let all this simmer for about 8 mins on low heat.
• Once it simmers pour your liquid mixture right on top of your crab start in the middle of the body first! And then on the outer shell.
• Once all the mixture is gone slice up your lemon place one slice on each crab. Then add your green onion and parsley. Sprinkle ground black pepper on top and your old bay last this should go over the whole crab remember this product does have salt as well so be careful not to put to much once u complete that place in oven on 375 for 15-20 minute.

GARLIC CRAB

Steps:

• 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.

FAMOUS ROAST GARLIC CRAB FOR FOUR

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
• Heat the butter, olive oil and garlic in a very large ovenproof saute pan over medium-high heat until hot. You may need two pans for this. Add the crab, season to taste with salt and pepper and toss well.
• Transfer to the oven and roast until the garlic turns light brown and the crab is heated through (about 12 minutes). Toss once halfway through. Pour the contents of the pan into a large warm serving bowl, add the lemon juice and the parsley and toss well.