Best Stone Crab Cocktail Recipes

HOW TO COOK CRAB CLAWS

Steps:

• Thaw the crab claws completely. Either defrost in the refrigerator overnight or place under running water for 30 minutes.
• In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Skim off the froth on the surface using a spoon. Then stir in 1 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice. Set aside.
• Optional: Reheat the claws by boiling or steaming for 3-4 minutes (see note). To boil: fill a medium pot halfway with cold water and add a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and use tongs to add the crab. To steam: Add an inch of water and a steamer basket to a medium pot. Bring the water to a boil and use tongs to add the crab.
• Using kitchen tongs, transfer the claws to a platter and serve with warm lemon butter sauce.

EVERGLADES CITY STONE CRAB

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling water, boil the stone crab claws for 8 minutes. Bring the internal temperature of the claws down to 70 degrees F by immersing them in a pot of 50 degree F water for another 8 minutes. Refrigerate with plenty of ice.
• Crack the claws and serve.

STONE CRAB CLAWS WITH MUSTARD DIPPING SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together mayonnaise, horseradish, Dijon, hot sauce, and lemon juice until well combined.
• For serving: Pour dipping sauce into a ramekin or small bowl. Place dipping bowl on a large ice-filled platter and fan crab claws around it.

JOE'S STONE CRAB - MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the mustard in a mixing bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer. Add the mayo and beat for 1 minute Add the Worcestershire sauce, steak sauce, cream, milk and a pinch of salt. Beat until the mixture is well-blended and creamy. If you'd like a little more mustard flavor, whisk in about 1/2 tsp more dry mustard until well-blended. Chill the sauce, covered, until ready to serve.

CRAB COCKTAIL

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, sesame oil and wasabi. Peel and mince or grate the ginger into the bowl and add the zest of 1/2 the lime. Squeeze 1/2 teaspoon of lime juice into the bowl and mix everything together.
• Toss the crab in the sauce, and then finely shred the Chinese leaf cabbage. Arrange a bed of shredded cabbage on two plates. Divide the crab between them, piling it into the center of each one. Finely chop the scallion and scatter over each plate and then bash some pink peppercorns either in a pestle and mortar-rich in lewd symbolism-or put them in a freezer bag, close it and hit with a rolling pin (more of a comedy moment) and sprinkle these, too, over the crab cocktails.
• Cut the remaining lime half into wedges and put on the side of the plates for extra spritzing.

JOE'S MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the mustard in a mixing bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer. Add the mayonnaise and beat for 1 minute.
• Add the Worcestershire, A-1, cream, and a pinch of salt and beat until the mixture is well blended and creamy. If you'd like a little more mustardy bite, whisk in 1/2 teaspoon more dry mustard until well blended. Chill the sauce, covered, until serving.

MUSTARD SAUCE FOR STONE CRABS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the mustard and mayonnaise and beat for 1 minute. Add the remaining ingredients and beat until the mixture reaches a creamy consistency. Chill for at least 1/2 hour. Serve with stone crabsfor dipping.