Best Dungeness Crab With Cellophane Noodles Recipes

Crab with Cellophane Noodles image

Provided by Charles Phan

Categories main-dish

Time 20m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 1/2 ounces cellophane noodles (clear and thin)
3 1/2 ounces crab meat (Alaskan king crab or Dungeness), cooked
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 1/2 teaspoons oyster sauce
1/4 cup green onions, thinly sliced, white and light green parts only
Cilantro, for garnish
2 tablespoons chicken stock or water, 2 tablespoons (29ml)

Steps:

Soak the noodles in warm water for 10 minutes, then thoroughly drain. The noodles should be fluffy and light, not clumped together. Do not chill the noodles while they're draining and drying as it will ruin the texture. Remove the crab from the shell and break it up (if it's uncooked, blanch it in water about 12 minutes)
Heat a wok over high heat until a drop of water evaporates on contact. Add the oil and heat until shimmering. Add the crab and green onion and briefly sauté, about 1 minute. Add the noodles, followed by the oyster sauce. Depending on how wet the noodles are, add a few tablespoons of chicken stock and continue to move the noodles around the wok for another few minutes, adding more stock if necessary. Finish with sesame oil and cilantro, stir until combined and serve immediately.

Cellophane Noodles with Crab and Black Pepper image

Yield serves 2 as a main course, or 4 to 6 with 2 or 3 other dishes

Number Of Ingredients 10

Cooked meat and tomalley and fat from a 2-pound Dungeness crab (about 1/2 pound crabmeat and 1/4 cup tomalley and fat)
1 egg
1 tablespoon water
1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon black pepper, preferably freshly ground
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons canola or other neutral oil
1 large shallot or small yellow onion, thinly sliced
3 dried wood ear mushrooms, reconstituted (page 334), stemmed, and cut into 1/8-inch-wide strips (about 1/4 cup)
1/4 pound cellophane noodles, soaked in hot water until pliable, drained, and cut into 10-inch lengths

Steps:

In a bowl, combine the tomalley and fat, egg, water, fish sauce, pepper, and chopped cilantro and mix well. Measure the mixture; you want about 3/4 cup total. Add water if needed.
In a wok or large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the shallot and stir-fry for about 2 minutes, or until soft. Add the crabmeat and mushrooms and stir-fry for about 1 minute, or until aromatic. Add the noodles and continue to stir-fry for about 2 minutes, or until they begin to soft en. They noodles will look a bit dry.
Give the tomalley mixture a good stir and pour over the noodles. Quickly work the mixture into the noodles to ensure an even distribution of flavors, lowering the heat if the noodles begin to clump. In about 2 minutes, the noodles will become translucent and lightly golden.
Remove from the heat and taste and adjust with extra sprinkles of fish sauce and/or pepper. Transfer to a serving plate and serve immediately.