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01 Nov Dungeness crab

Posted at 15:24h in TBSP of Love by

Yum! Tine t get ready for my favorite seafood.  The flesh is super sweet and tender.  Living in Half Moon Bay and having a working harbor that depends on the dungeness crab season has its perks!  Come late October you start seeing the crab pots lined up.  The news is filled with debates over the price per pound the crab will fetch.

Me, I just start lining up the recipes.  My new favorite crab recipe is Fatty Crab’s Chili Crab

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 tablespoons chili sauce, like sriracha
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 3 tablespoons rice-wine vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 cup chopped shallots (about 8 ounces)
  • 4 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
  •  teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 8 blue crabs, cleaned and split, large claws slightly cracked
  • 1 egg yolk, beaten
  • ½ cup chopped scallions for garnishing

PREPARATION

  1. In a large bowl, whisk the chili sauce, soy sauce, sugar, rice-wine vinegar, tomato paste and sesame oil with 1 1/4 cups water and reserve.
  2. Place the shallots, garlic, ginger and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the mixture becomes a smooth paste. In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water.
  3. Heat the peanut oil in a wok over high heat, and when it shimmers, add the shallot paste and fry for 30 seconds until very fragrant. Add the crabs and 1/3 of the chili sauce, and when the liquid simmers, continue to cook for 2 minutes, shaking the pan to cover the crabs with the sauce.
  4. Add the remaining chili sauce to the pan, and when it reaches a simmer, turn the heat to medium-low, cover the pan and continue to simmer vigorously about 8 minutes. Stir in the cornstarch paste, and when the liquid in the pan thickens, turn off the heat. Add the egg yolk and stir again to combine. Divide the crabs and sauce among 4 plates, sprinkle with the chopped scallions and serve immediately, with crab picks and many napkins.

The sweet meat really stands up to this garlicky, spicy sauce.

 

Bring on the crackers!!