Oven Roasted Garlic Dungeness Crab

Name: Oven Roasted Garlic Dungeness Crab
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 Dungeness crabs, pre-cooked; 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 head garlic, minced; 2 tbsp minced shallots; 2 tsp crushed red pepper, to taste; 2 tbsp fresh thyme, finely chopped; 2 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped; 1 lemon (optional)

Steamed Dungeness tossed in garlic, shallot and herb butter, then roasted hot so the sauce gets into every crack.

Serves2

Prep10 min

Cook10 min

Method

Heat the oven to 475°F.
Clean the crabs, split the bodies and pull the legs. Gently crack everything.
Melt the butter into the oil over medium to medium-high. Saute the shallots, garlic and red pepper 2 to 3 minutes.
Off the heat, stir in the thyme and parsley.
Toss the crab in the butter and spread on a sheet pan. Pour over the rest.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Finish with lemon and extra butter for dipping.

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