Best Crab Marinade Recipes

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THE WORLD'S GREATEST CRAB RECIPE



The World's Greatest Crab Recipe image

When it comes to crab you have 3 options: you can go to the expensive seafood place for overpriced, soggy, and bland crab; you can ruin it yourself at home; or you can follow this recipe and have crab so good you will never eat it any other way.

Provided by Dreamthief

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Seafood Main Dish Recipes     Crab

Time 16m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 4

½ cup olive oil
½ cup butter
½ cup minced garlic
4 pounds Snow Crab clusters, thawed if necessary

Steps:

  • Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat. When hot, lightly oil grate.
  • Whisk together the olive oil, butter, and garlic; generously brush onto crab.
  • Cook crab on preheated grill, turning once, until the shell begins to brown, about 6 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 956.7 calories, Carbohydrate 5.8 g, Cholesterol 394.5 mg, Fat 72.7 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 68.9 g, SaturatedFat 22.3 g, Sodium 1292.9 mg, Sugar 0.2 g

MARINATED CRACKED CRAB



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This is a very simple yet very delicious recipe and meal. My grandparents grew up in the bay area, california. An area that is popular for the dungenees crab. They knew the owner of a local resturant who made this dish for his friends but was not on the menu. They were fortunate to get the recipe. The recipe works best with fresh live crabs but will do well with previously frozen crabs.

Provided by hiwayman

Categories     Crab

Time P1DT10m

Yield 3 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 -3 crabs
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 chopped garlic cloves
1 tablespoon oregano
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Clean and crack crab and place in large bowl.
  • Mix the above items together and pour over the crab.
  • Mix well.
  • Sprinkle some chopped parsley over crab.
  • Let marinate for several hours to over night in the refrigerator, mixing well every couple of hours.
  • I usually do 7-8 crabs so just increase the measurements accordingly. Make sure you serve with some San Francisco sourdough bread frest from the bakery. Its very nice to mop us the juice thats left from the marinate. Please let me know what you think. Please enjoy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 334.4, Fat 36.2, SaturatedFat 5, Cholesterol 10.9, Sodium 42.1, Carbohydrate 0.9, Fiber 0.2, Protein 2.7

MARINATED CRAB CLAWS



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Provided by Emeril Lagasse

Categories     appetizer

Time 26m

Yield 6 to 8 appetizer portions

Number Of Ingredients 16

1/4 cup chopped green onions
2 tablespoons minced shallots
2 tablespoons minced celery
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano
1/4 cup pimento-stuffed green olives, sliced thinly
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1 pound cooked blue crab claws, outer shells removed from claw meat
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Steps:

  • In a large, glass bowl, combine all the ingredients except the crab claws and whisk to mix well. Add the crab claws and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight.
  • Serve chilled.

MARINATED CRAB LEGS



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Marinated crab legs are then steamed over beer and onion. Great taste, even for those who claim to not like crab. I like to dip in melted butter!

Provided by Ashley

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Seafood Main Dish Recipes     Crab

Time 8h30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 pounds Alaskan king crab legs
3 tablespoons olive oil
½ cup lemon juice
1 bunch fresh parsley, chopped
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 (12 ounce) bottle beer (i.e. Newcastle Brown Ale®)
½ cup water
1 onion, quartered

Steps:

  • In a large bowl with a cover, combine the crab legs, olive oil, lemon juice and parsley. Stir to coat the crab legs. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  • Put the garlic, beer, water and onion into a large pot. Place the crab legs in a steamer basket and set aside. Discard the marinade. Bring the beer mixture to a rapid boil, then insert the steamer basket. Cover and steam for 10 to 15 minutes, or until crab is cooked through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 348.7 calories, Carbohydrate 10.7 g, Cholesterol 95.3 mg, Fat 11.7 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 43.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 1912.9 mg, Sugar 2.1 g

MARINATED CRAB SALAD



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Provided by Alton Brown

Categories     main-dish

Time 4h20m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup olive oil
1 cup red wine vinegar
2 large garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup chopped parsley, leaves
1/4 cup chopped fresh tarragon
1/2 pound cooked lump or back fin crabmeat
1/2 pound cooked special crabmeat
6 cups mixed greens
4 to 6 lemon wedges

Steps:

  • In a non-reactive bowl combine the oil, vinegar, garlic, salt, pepper, parsley, and tarragon. Add the crab and place in the refrigerator. Toss every hour for 4 hours.
  • Serve on a bed of mixed greens and squeeze a lemon wedge over right before eating.

MARINATED CRABS



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Something tells me it's gonna be a better crabbing summer - so here's a recipe to stash when cracking Old Bay steamed crabs needs a little variety. From The Times-Picayune. These used to be served at a restaurant called Mosca's. I listed the servings as posted in the recipe but it seems a skimpy main dish - 3 crabs person unless they are whale Jimmies like we haven't seen in years will leave folks here rooting out more grub. I plan to increase the crab but keep the marinade the same. BTW - the original recipe called for "boiled" crabs - couldn't bring myself to enter that! LOL (Eastern Shore anyone?) This recipe calls for that cooked crab so I included the steaming in the prep time. I did NOT include the overnight marination of those crab parts so plan ahead. MMmmmm! Will be eating these al fresco with newspaper tablecloth & plenty of cold 7 ounce Rolling Rocks or Bloody Marys... & napkins! BTW - this is my "go-to" Olive salad - Recipe#215696 - this is simply the best! Use it, you will love it! EDIT - used 3 lbs of large beheaded steamed shrimp in this recipe - steamed them with granulated garlic, smoked chipotle pepper (about a tsp scattered & 2 t of Lowry's) - outstanding results!

Provided by Busters friend

Categories     < 4 Hours

Time 1h10m

Yield 4-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 dozen crab, steamed & well seasoned
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 cups onions, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
12 garlic cloves, unpeeled, flattened with the back of a large knife
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
3/4 cup white wine vinegar
1 lemon, juiced
salt, to taste
1 pinch cayenne pepper
3 bay leaves, torn
2 tablespoons italian seasoning
black pepper, fresh coarse ground
2 cups olive salad, good-quality

Steps:

  • Pull off the steamed crabs' backs; scrape off the lungs and everything from the cavity except the fat. Cut off the eyes. Discard everything but the body, legs and claws. Cut the crabs in half with a sharp knife or kitchen shears. Cut off the claws. Do not pull them, or the meat will pull out of the body. Leave small legs on. With a nutcracker, crack both segments of each claw but try to leave them intact. With a sharp knife, cut off the small piece of shell that holds the lump crabmeat in place. Repeat gently with each crab, placing them in a large bowl.
  • In a medium bowl, mix well all other ingredients except the olive salad. Pour over the crabs and stir very gently to coat without breaking them up. Tightly seal the top of the bowl and refrigerate at least 8 hours or up to 24. Stir gently several times. An hour before serving, add olive salad and stir gently. Serve in bowls with some of the liquid and plenty of French bread.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 954.8, Fat 59, SaturatedFat 8.2, Cholesterol 288.5, Sodium 1469.7, Carbohydrate 18.5, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 4, Protein 87

MARINATED BLUE CRAB CLAWS



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Save the claws the next time you have a crab boil at your house or purchase them already peeled from a local market. Make this one pot recipe ahead of time and pull it out of the fridge just in time for the party.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Appetizers

Yield 6 to 8 appetizer servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/4 cup chopped green onions
2 tablespoons minced shallot
2 tablespoons minced celery
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano leaves
1/4 cup thinly sliced pimento-stuffed green olives
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1 pound cooked blue crab claws, outer shells removed

Steps:

  • Combine all the ingredients except the crab claws in a large nonreactive bowl, and whisk to mix well. Add the crab claws and toss to coat. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or as long as overnight.
  • Serve chilled or at cool room temperature in individual serving bowls or allow guests to serve themselves from a large bowl.

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