Bon Appetit/February 2005

Oven-Roasted Dungeness Crab

Servings Preparation Time Cooking Time Calories Saturated Fat Fat Sodium Carbohydrates Protein Cholesterol
2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A


INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter 1/4 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced shallot 1-1/2 teaspoons dried crushed red pepper 2 large Dungeness crabs, cooked, cleaned, and cracked (about 4-1/4 pounds)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme, divided 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, divided 1/2 cup blood orange juice or regular orange juice
1 teaspoon finely grated blood orange peel or regular orange peel



1 Preheat oven to 500 F. Melt butter with oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in garlic, shallot, and dried crushed red pepper. Add crabs; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon chopped thyme and 1 tablespoon chopped parsley over crabs. Stir to combine. Place skillet in oven and roast crabs until heated through, stirring once, about 12 minutes.
2 Using tongs, transfer crabs to platter. Add orange juice and peel to same skillet; boil until sauce is reduced by about half, about 5 minutes. Spoon sauce over crabs. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon thyme and 1 tablespoon parsley and serve.

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