Cold Crab Dip

Cold Crab Dip is an excellent way to start your lunch. Learn how to make/prepare Cold Crab Dip by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 8 ounce Cream Cheese (softened)
• 1 Onion (minced)
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
• 1-1/2 tbsp Prepared Horseradish
• 6 ounce Crab Meat (drained)
• 1 tsp Hot Pepper Sauce
• 12 ounce Cocktail Sauce
   
How to make Cold Crab Dip:

• Thoroughly mix cream cheese, onion, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, crab meat and hot sauce in a bowl.
• In a pie pan, spread the mixture and cover it with cocktail sauce.
• Refrigerate for two hours and then serve.

King Crab Appetizers

King Crab Appetizers is sumptuous recipe. Learn how to make/prepare King Crab Appetizers by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2 (12 oz) packages refrigerated Biscuit Dough 
• 1 (8 oz) package Cream Cheese (softened) 
• 1 (6 oz) can Crab Meat (drained) 
• 2 tbsp Mayonnaise 
• 2 tbsp Parmesan Cheese (grated) 
• 1/2 cup Cheddar Cheese (shredded) 
• 2 tbsp Green Onion (thinly sliced) 
• 1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce 
• 1 Pinch Paprika

How to make King Crab Appetizers:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Now lightly grease 12 tartlet pans.
• Mix cream cheese, crab, mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, Cheddar cheese, green onions and Worcestershire sauce in a big bowl.
• Spoon out 1 tsp of mixture into tarts and garnish with paprika.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 15 to 20 minutes, or until light brown.
• You can freeze them and reheat before serving.

Crab Stuffed Mushrooms

Crab Stuffed Mushrooms is a very popular American recipe and a very tasty cheese appetizers. Learn how to prepare Crab Stuffed Mushrooms by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• For mixture:

• 450 gms Crab Claw Meat (canned pasteurized, picked over for shells) 
• 1 cup Seasoned Dry Stuffing Mix ( pounded into coarse crumbs) 
• 1/2 cup Sweet Onion (minced) 
• 2 tbsp Fresh Parsley (minced) 
• 1 tsp Garlic Powder 
• 1/2 tsp Dry Mustard Powder 
• 1/2 tsp Kosher Salt 
• Ground Pepper as per taste 
• Juice of 1 fresh lemon 
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce 
• 1/2 cup Mayonnaise 
• 1/4 cup Heavy Cream 
• 1 cup Italian Cheese (shredded) 
• 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese (grated)

Other Ingredients:

• 1/2 cups Italian cheese (shredded) 
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese (grated) 
• 8 Mushroom Caps ( cleaned and with stems removed) 
• Olive oil 
• Sweet Paprika 
• 1/4 cup White Wine

How to make Crab Stuffed Mushrooms:

• In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients of the mixture, stir well until well-combined.
• Cover and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
• Rub olive oil over the tops of the mushroom caps.
• Place them bottom-side up in a shallow baking pan.
• Mound crab mixture into caps.
• Top stuffing with remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle lightly with paprika.
• Carefully pour wine down the side of the baking pan.
• Bake in an oven heated at 400 degree F for 25 to 30 minutes, until golden on top. Serve.

Crab Curry

Crab Curry is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Crab Curry by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 1/2 kg Crab 
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds 
• 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds 
• 25 Chilies 
• 2 tbsp Coriander seeds 
• 1 tsp Pepper 
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder 
• 1 Onion, chopped 
• 2 tbsp Coconut oil 
• 6 Flakes garlic 
• 1 Coconut, grated 
• 1 Onion, chopped 
• 1/4 cup Tamarind Water 
• Salt to taste

How to make Crab Curry:
• Heat a little oil and saute the chilies, coriander seeds, grated coconut, cumin seeds, pepper and fenugreek seeds.
• Grind these spices with turmeric powder, garlic and tamarind to make fine paste.
• Fry the onions in oil till light brown.
• Add the crabs and stir well. Fry for a while until there is a change in color.
• Add the ground masala and cook the mixture for a minute.
• Pour tamarind water and cook on low heat.
• Crab curry is ready. Serve with rice.

 

Crab Dip

Crab Dip is a delightful appetizer recipe. Learn how top make/prepare Crab Dip by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 Can crabmeat

• 1 Onion

• 1 Package cream cheese

How to make Crab Dip:

• Chop the onions.

• Mix chopped onions, cheese and cream.

• Process the mixture in a food processor.

• Now add crab meat and process it again.

• Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

• Crab Dip is ready.

Crab Fried Rice

Crab Fried Rice is a tasty recipe. Learn how to prepare Crab Fried Rice by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup Long Grain White Rice (uncooked)

• 1 Egg (beaten)

• 1/4 pound Crab Meat (cooked)

• 3 Green Onions (chopped)

• 1 tbsp Cilantro (chopped)

• 1/2 Cucumber (sliced)

• 1 Lime (sliced)

• 1 1/3 cups water

• 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil

• 2 Onions (medium) (cut into wedges)

• 3 Cloves Garlic (chopped)

• 1/2 tbsp White Sugar

• 2 tsp Salt

How to make Crab Fried Rice:

• Put rice and water in a pan and boil the rice.

• Decrease heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.

• Take a wok and heat the oil over medium heat.

• Put onions, garlic into the oil and stir until tender.

• Add sugar, salt, into the onion and stir for 2 min.

• Mix the above stuff in the rice and cook until well blended.

• Stir in the egg until the rice is coated.

• Mix in the crab meat, green onions, and cilantro.

• Continue cooking until the crab is heated through.

• Garnish with the cucumber and lime slices.

Dry Masala Crabs

Dry Masala Crabs is a Malaysian dish that goes very well with rice. Learn how to prepare Dry Masala Crab by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg Blue flower crabs

• 1 tbsp Turmeric powder

• 1 Cup corn flour or tapioca flour

• 3-4 cm Piece ginger, pounded

• 10 Shallots

• 5 Cloves garlic

• 4 Candlenuts

• 2 cm Piece belacan or 1 tsp belacan powder

• 2 cm Piece cinnamon stick

• 5 Cloves

• 3 Cardamom pods remove the husks and use only the tiny seeds inside

• 1 Pandan leaf, knotted

• 2 Stalks lemon grass, bruised

• 10 Curry leaves

• 1 tsp Ground fennel

• 3 tbsp Chillie paste

• 1 tsp Ground cumin

• 1/2 Cup UHT milk

• 1 tbsp Sugar

• 1/2 tsp Salt

• 1 tsp Black pepper powder

• Oil as required

How to make Dry Masala Crabs:

• Wash the crabs, pry the shells open and dig out spongy appendages.

• Trim the legs and cut each crab into two parts.

• Season crabs with ginger, turmeric powder and flour for about 15 minutes.

• Coat crab pieces with corn flour and deep fry in hot oil till just cooked for about 2 to 3 minutes.

•Dish out and leave them on absorbent kitchen paper.
•Make a fine paste of ground fennel, ground cumin, chillie paste and milk.
•Grind shallots, garlic, belacan and candlenuts.
•Heat wok with 2 to 3 tablespoon oil and fry this ground mixture till fragrant.
•Add cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom pods, curry leaves, pandan leaf and lemon grass.
•Fry for about 2 minutes on low heat.
•Combine the fennel paste with it and stir-fry well till aroma rises.
•Add the rest of the milk and simmer for about1 to 2 minutes.
•Add salt, sugar and black pepper powder, and mix well.
•Now Put in crabs and stir rapidly.
•Remove it from the heat, when crabs are cooked and gravy is thick.

Kerala Crab Curry

Kerala Crab Curry is a mouth watering recipe. Learn how to prepare Kerala Crab Curry by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 5 large Crabs (half boiled)

• 3 Green Chilies (finely sliced)

• 1½ tsp Turmeric Powder

• 4 tbsp Roasted Curry Powder

• ½ tsp Chili Powder

• 1 tsp Pepper Powder

• 1 tsp Mustard Powder

• 2 large Onions (Kunjulli) (finely grinded)

• 1 tsp Fenugreek (Uluva)

• 2 pieces Gamboges (Kudam Puli) (finely chopped)

• 1 strand Curry Leaves (finely grinded)

• 5 cups Coconut Milk (thick)

• Lemon Juice (as required)

• 2 ½ cups Water

• Salt to taste

How to make Kerala Crab Curry:

• Cut and clean the crabs and divide each into four parts.

• Over an oil heated pan at medium flame place the crab pieces gently.

• Stir it upside down then add all the spices and cover it for a minute.

• Open the lid then add mustard powder, lemon juice, coconut milk, water and salt each at a time.

• Continuously keep stirring for five minutes.

• Allow it to boil then seal it and lower the flame.

• Simmer it for fifteen minutes till tender and put it aside.

Suggestions: Best serve it with rice and veg-briyani or roti.

Baked Crab

Baked Crab makes a scrumptious accompaniment for a lavish meal. Learn how to make/prepare Baked Crab by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 4 fresh Cromer Crabs

• 30 g Butter

• ½ Lemon Juice

• ½ tsp Mustard

• 4 Nutmeg (grated)

• A pinch of Cayenne Pepper

For Toppings:

• 15 g Bread Crumbs

• 1 tbsp melted Butter

• 30 gm Parmesan Cheese (grated)

• Lemon Wedges

How to make Baked Crab:

• Preheat oven to 200°C.

• Mix melted butter, mustard, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, & lemon juice in a bowl.

• Fill the mixture through the crabmeat gently & put into the shells.

• Mix bread crumbs with melted butter and Parmesan cheese.

• Layer the mixture over the crab evenly.

• Bake the crab for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.

• Serve hot with lemon wedges.

Coconut Crab Curry

Coconut Crab Curry goes well with steamed rice, roti or some nice crusty bread. Learn how to make/prepare Crab Coconut Curry by following this easy recipe. 
 

Ingredients:

• 6-8 Live blue crabs or 2 Dungeness crabs or Mud crabs, about 1-1/2 lb each

• 1 Can coconut milk

• 1 Lime, juiced

• 3-1/2 tbsp Malaysian fish curry powder

• 1-1/2 tbsp Chili powder

• 2 tsp Turmeric powder

• 8-10 Curry leaves

• 2 Red onions, sliced

• 4-6 Cloves garlic

• 1 Inch fresh ginger, sliced

• 4 tbsp Vegetable oil

• 3 Cups water

• Salt to taste

How to make Coconut Crab Curry:

• Wash the Blue crabs and cut it into halves and Dungeness or Mud crabs can be cut into 4.

• Crack the shells and claws gently with a mallet.

• Grind onions, garlic and ginger to make a fine paste.

• Add vegetable oil to a hot pot and stir-fry paste for 2-3 minutes.

• Take a small bowl, combine chili powder, fish curry powder and turmeric powder, few tbsp water and mix into a thick paste.

• Add this paste to the pot, stir-fry till quite toasted and oil starts to ooze from paste.

• Now add coconut milk, curry leaves, water, and season with salt.

• When the mixture starts to boil, decrease the heat to a simmer, stirring occasionally till the sauce thickens slightly for about 15-18 minutes.

• Add lime juice and crabs, stir to coat with sauce.

• Cover and simmer till crabs turn red.

• Take out crabs from the pot and keep warm, let stand for about 15 minutes.

Tip of the day: When very finely chopped greens or chillies etc. are required in a recipe, use a pair of sharp Scissors instead of a knife. The job will be made faster, more efficient and safe to cut.