Crablobster Dipping Sauce Food

SNOW CRAB LEGS WITH DIPPING SAUCES

Steps:

• In three separate small bowls, combine the ingredients for the dill butter sauce, horseradish chili sauce and avocado cream sauce; set aside., Brush both sides of crab legs with oil. Grill, covered, over medium heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until heated through. Serve with dipping sauces.

LOBSTER DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic; cook and stir until starting to brown, about 3 minutes. Add the remaining butter and reduce heat to low. Stir to melt the butter, then mix in the lemon juice, pepper and cilantro. Let it steep over low heat for about 10 minutes. Strain before serving if desired.

SEAFOOD DIP

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place the milk, lemon juice, onion, salt, paprika, and a dash of curry powder in a blender or food processor vase. Process on low for a few seconds.
• Add half of the cream cheese and process on low speed until smooth. Add the remaining cream cheese one piece at a time, processing on high until all is well combined.
• Use a rubber spatula to scrape the sides of the blender or food processor. Process again and add the seafood. Pulse as desired, depending on how smooth or chunky you want the dip.
• Transfer the dip to a serving bowl. Serve with crackers, bread, or veggies.

EMERIL'S HOMEMADE LOBSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Add the butter and oil to a medium, heavy stockpot over medium-high heat.
• Once the butter has melted, add the onion, celery, and carrots and then cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Add the shallots and garlic and cook until softened, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in the flour and continue to stir until the mixture is a light blond color, about 2 minutes.
• Add the cognac and stir for 30 seconds, scraping the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon to release any browned bits.
• Add the lobster shells, then stir in the shrimp stock. Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the tomato paste, salt, paprika , and cayenne. Simmer uncovered, stirring often, until the sauce is slightly thickened, about 1 hour.
• Remove the shells and strain the sauce through a fine-mesh strainer into a medium saucepan.
• Add the heavy cream and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer briskly until the sauce is reduced to about 3 cups, about 15 minutes.
• Use warm with seafood dishes or as a finishing sauce. Enjoy.

CRABS WITH LOBSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• To pork add 1 minced garlic clove, a few tablespoons of water, a few splashes of soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, and Chinese mushrooms.
• Clean crabs, drain and plunge into a large pot of boiling water for 30 seconds. Remove, drain and scrub. Snap off claws, crack them and reserve. Twist off apron, separate shell from body and remove gills, small legs and stomach sac. Quarter bodies, leaving roe and tomalley intact.
• Heat oil in a wok. Add ginger and garlic, half of scallion and drained black beans. Push aside and add pork mixture. Stir-fry, breaking up pork and mixing well with other ingredients. Push aside, add crabs and a few splashes of sherry. Mix together remaining 1/2 teaspoon sugar, thin soy sauce, stock and cornstarch. Add to wok and stir-fry until sauce thickens. Remove from heat. Add eggs and sesame oil. Transfer to a serving platter. Garnish with remaining scallion and serve immediately.

GRILLED LOBSTERS WITH SOUTHEAST ASIAN DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring an 8-quart kettle three fourths full with water to a boil for lobsters.
• Mince garlic and in a bowl stir together with fish sauce, lime juice, brown sugar, water, and chili paste. Dipping sauce may be made up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Plunge 2 lobsters headfirst into boiling water and cook 3 minutes (lobsters will be only partially cooked). Transfer lobsters with tongs to a colander to drain and cool. Return water to a boil and cook remaining 4 lobsters in same manner.
• When lobsters are cool enough to handle, twist off tails and break off claws at body of each lobster, discarding bodies. With kitchen shears halve tails (including shells) lengthwise. (Do not remove tail or claw meat from shells.) Lobsters may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. (If making ahead, chill lobster immediately and keep chilled until ready to grill.)
• Prepare grill.
• Chop cilantro and mint and stir into dipping sauce. Measure out 1/4 cup dipping sauce to use for basting lobster tails. Grill claws on a rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals, covered, turning them occasionally, until liquid bubbles at open ends, about 5 minutes, and transfer to a serving platter.
• Arrange tails on grill, cut sides up, and brush with basting sauce. Grill tails, covered, basting occasionally, 6 minutes, or until meat is opaque.Serve lobster with dipping sauce and lime halves.

LEMON GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE FOR CRAB (OR SEAFOOD)

Steps:

• Combine ingredients and microwave for 1 minute or until melted.
• Stir and drizzle or dip.

WARM LOBSTER DIP (OR CRABMEAT, OR SEA LEGS, OR BABY SHRIMP)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Chop onion & garlic and put in microwave safe bowl with the olive oil. Microwave 1 minute then remove and add to a large bowl with all the remaining ingredients.
• Stir to combine well & add to oven safe baking dish sprayed lightly with cooking spray for easy clean-up (I use Pam Olive Oil Spray).
• Bake 30 minute covered with foil. Remove foil & bake another 10-15 minute until bubbly.
• Serve immediately.

CRAB LEGS WITH GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut a slit, length-wise, into the shell of each piece of crab.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook the garlic in the butter until translucent; stir in the parsley, salt, and pepper. Continue to heat mixture until bubbling. Add the crab legs; toss to coat; allow to simmer in the butter mixture until completely heated, 5 to 6 minutes.