Dungeness Crab Toasts Food

DUNGENESS CRAB TOAST

Steps:

• Toast bread in butter in a hot pan over medium heat. Once bread is golden, transfer to a cutting board. Apply 1⁄4 cup avocado spread evenly to the toast. Next, mix crab with garlic aioli. Once thoroughly mixed, spread evenly atop avocado spread. Top with minced pickled red onion, serrano peppers and cherry tomatoes. Slice in two.
• FOR AVOCADO SPREAD
• Mash whole avocado with the juice of one lime until smooth. Season with a pinch of salt.
• FOR GARLIC AIOLI (YIELDS 11⁄2 CUPS)
• Add all ingredients, except the oil, into a blender or a food processor. Turn on food processor and begin to slowly add in the oil. As the aioli begins to thicken, add a splash of ice water to thin it out ever so slightly. You want the aioli to be spreadable and not too thick. Taste for seasoning and add more salt and lemon juice if necessary.
• FOR PICKLED RED ONION
• Mix vinegar, water, sugar and salt in a pot and bring to a simmer, just to dissolve the salt and sugar. Cool immediately, and only use pickling solution cold. Once cold, submerge sliced red onions in pickling solution overnight.

DUNGENESS CRAB TOASTS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl combine the crab, scallions and mayonnaise. Season to taste with salt, cayenne and lemon juice.
• Toast the bread slices and spread with the crab mixture. Garnish with a small sprig of chervil and serve immediately.

KILLER CRAB WHOLE DUNGENESS CRAB ROASTED IN GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Crabs: Depending on where you get the crabs they could be alive or preboiled.
• If they're alive, place the crabs in boiling water for 5 minutes (until red in color). Remove from pot and cool them in iced water (quick cool). With your thumb and index finger pry open the head, remove innards and save. Under running water wipe clean the head area.
• Crab innards: In a blender add the innards with 1/4 cup of white wine, blend on pulse, strain, and save.
• In a pot on medium heat add olive oil, shallots, rosemary, thyme, and peppercorns. Cook until light brown, about 5 minutes. Deglaze with 1/4 to 1/2 cup of wine. Add the blended crab innards, the canola oil, and the garlic salt. Simmer for 10 minutes. Skim the top, remove from the heat and cool for a few minutes. Strain through a sieve or cheesecloth. Whisk in the garlic puree and let rest.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Place the 2 crabs in a large oven-proof skillet, ladle the crab butter over them, (be generous) and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Set the crabs on your serving dish, sprinkle with garlic salt, put the empty head shells back on (you can brush the shell with olive oil to shine) sprinkle. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.

ARTICHOKE AND CRAB TOASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F degrees.
• Chop artichokes.
• Combine arichokes with crab, mayonnaise, onions, and cheese.
• Split each English muffin in half, and spread the mixture on the cut side of the split muffins.
• Cut each of the muffin halves into quarters; arrange the muffin triangles on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 12 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Serve hot.
• (The flavor is good at room temp, also.).

CRAB TOAST WITH LEMON AIOLI

Steps:

• Lemon Aioli:
• Whisk egg yolk, garlic, lemon zest and juice, mustard, and a large pinch of salt in a medium bowl. Whisking constantly, slowly drizzle in oil, drop by drop at first, until aioli is thickened and smooth; season with salt and more lemon juice, if desired.
• Crab Toast:
• Toss crabmeat, fennel fronds, 1 chile, and 2 tbsp oil in a medium bowl. Season with salt; add more chile, if desired.
• Drizzle both sides of bread with remaining 4 tbsp oil; working in batches, toast in a large skillet over medium-high heat until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side.
• Spread each piece of toast with 1 tbsp aioli. Top with crabmeat; cut each toast into 4 pieces. Place a small dab of aioli in center of each piece; serve with lemon wedges. (Extra aioli can be used for dressings or dips.)

NORTHWEST DUNGENESS CRAB CURRY

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• Drop in the crabs and cook until they stop moving, about 3-4 minutes.
• Remove the crabs from the pot and cool.
• When they are cool enough to handle, pull of and discard the top shell.
• Scrape the insides clean with a small spoon.
• Remove the spongy lungs on both sides of the body.
• With a heavy knife, cut the crabs in quarters and crack the claws; set aside.
• Heat a small frying pan over medium heat.
• Toast the coriander seeds and peppercorns, stirring constantly, for 1 minute, then grind finely in a spice mill or coffee grinder.
• Place in a bowl and add the paprika, cayenne and turmeric; set aside.
• Heat the oil over medium heat in a frying pan or pot that will be able to accommodate the crab pieces.
• Fry the black mustard seeds until they pop.
• Add the onions and garlic and cook until lightly browned.
• Stir in the spice mixture and the water.
• Bring to a boil, and then simmer until the mixture is reduced by half.
• Add the coconut milk and bring to boil.
• Season with salt and add the crab.
• Cook for 5 minutes, turning the pieces over to ensure even cooking.
• Remove from the heat and serve.

COLD CRACKED DUNGENESS CRAB WITH CRAB TOASTS RECIPE

Steps:

• Place the crab in a large pot and cover with water. Place the pot over high heat and bring to a boil. Cook for 15 minutes. Drain the crab and rinse under cold running water. Refrigerate until almost ready to serve, about 1 hour. About 30 minutes before serving, heat the oven to 350 degrees and remove the crab from the refrigerator. Pull off the legs and claws. Crack the large sections of each using the back of a heavy knife or a nutcracker. Arrange on a platter. Lift off the top shell. Using a small spoon, scoop out all of the golden butter and any ivory fat. Set these aside in a small bowl. With your fingers, pull away the slender, finger-like gills and discard them. Also pull away the thin, hard jaws from the front of the crab and the fat "spade" from the bottom. Using a heavy chef's knife, cut the body in half lengthwise, then in half again crosswise, cutting through the leg joints to expose as much meat as possible. Add these to the platter. Spoon the crab butter and the fat into a strainer and using the back of a wooden spoon or a plastic spatula, press them through the strainer into another bowl. (Be sure to scrape the bottom of the strainer; much of the crab butter collects there.) You should get about one-quarter cup of strained crab butter. Add the mayonnaise, vinegar and salt and whisk until smooth. The mixture should be about the consistency of stirred yogurt. Taste the mixture; it should be intensely crabby and slightly sharp. If necessary, squeeze in a little lemon juice. Arrange the baguette slices on a baking sheet and spoon 2 to 3 teaspoons of this crab mixture onto the center of each baguette slice. Bake until the crab mixture is puffed and golden and the edges of the baguette are beginning to brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Arrange these crab toasts on the platter around the crab pieces or on a separate platter. Careful, they're hot. Serve immediately. This recipe yields 4 servings. Each serving: 447 calories; 1,238 mg. sodium; 68 mg. cholesterol; 8 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 62 grams carbohydrates; 29 grams protein; 3.40 grams fiber.