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Black Pepper Dungeness Crab

Source of Recipe


Sunset, September 1998






List of Ingredients



• 1 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
  
• 1 1/2 Tbsp finely chopped garlic
  
• 1/3 cup minced green onions
  
• 1 tsp minced ginger
  
• 3/4 cup reduced-sodium or regular soy sauce
  
• 1/2 cup honey
  
• 3 cooked Dungeness crabs (4 3/4- to 5 1/2-lbs. total), cleaned and cracked
  
• 1/4 cup peppercorns
  
• 3 Tbsp peanut oil or salad oil
  






Instructions



1. In a large bowl, combine cilantro, garlic, onions, ginger, soy sauce and honey. Add crab pieces. Cover and chill 15 minutes to 1 hour, turning crab often.
   
   
2. Coarsely grind pepper in a coffee grinder, or crush with a rolling pin.
   
   
3. Pour oil into a 14-inch wok or 6- to 8-quart pan over medium-high heat. Pour crab, marinade, and 1 1/2 tablespoons pepper into wok. Stir often until crab is steaming hot, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle remaining pepper over crab and mix well. Ladle crab and juices into bowls.
   
   Makes 4 servings.
   
   -- Sharon Tobin (Seattle, Washington)