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Crab: Cracked Crab with Two Dipping Sauces

Source of Recipe


The Seattle Times






List of Ingredients



• -- Orange Balsamic Butter --
  
• 4 Tbsp butter
  
• 2 Tbsp orange juice
  
• 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
  
• 1 medium clove garlic, peeled and forced through a press
  
• .
  
• -- Lemon-Soy Butter --
  
• 1 (2-inch) piece ginger
  
• 4 Tbsp butter
  
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  
• 1/2 tsp soy sauce
  
• .
  
• 2 crabs, about 2 lbs. each, cleaned and cracked
  






Instructions



1. To prepare the orange butter: In a small saucepan, combine the butter, orange juice, vinegar and garlic. Melt over medium-low heat, stirring to combine the ingredients. Keep warm.
   
   
2. To prepare the lemon butter: Chop the ginger into small pieces and put a few at a time in a garlic press. Press to extract the juice; measure 1 teaspoon. In a small saucepan, combine the ginger juice, butter, lemon juice and soy sauce. Melt over medium-low heat, stirring to combine the ingredients. Keep warm.
   
   
3. Extract the crab from the shells and dip into the two sauces.
   
   Makes 4 servings.