On the Menu: Crab with Butter Garlic Sauce

We had an abundance of crabs last week.  My brother-in-law ordered around 2 kilos of steamed crab from…somebody, I’m not exactly sure who.   I think it was an office-mate.   Anyways, the entire family loves crab, I mean, who doesn’t, right?   So we cooked up two different recipes for two dinner nights.   First is an old-fashioned crab in garlic butter sauce…

And another crab recipe which will come soon...

The first crab recipe is such a no-brainer, seriously.   Here are the ingredients I used

• 1 kilo Steamed crab
• Half a stick of butter
• 5 or more cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• Salt and pepper

The steps to cook are the following:

• My mom first whacked the crab into serving pieces to make them easier to serve and eat.  She also cracked the claws so that the sauce can penetrate into the crab meat
• I then melted half a stick of butter on a skillet on medium heat until it starts to shimmer and turn slightly golden
• I added around 5 cloves of finely chopped garlic. Of course the amount of garlic depends on your taste; if you want it truly garlicky you can definitely add more.
• I sauteed the garlic until soft and fragrant, making sure that the garlic won’t turn brown.  Always keep an eye on the pan so that butter won’t burn as well.
• Finally, I tossed in the crab.  I made sure to mix carefully and thoroughly so that every single nook and cranny would get covered in my butter sauce.
• I let it cook for around 5 to 8 minutes until the crab was heated through.

Of course with crab like this it’s so much better and much more fun to eat with bare hands. There’s a certain kind of satisfaction to working for your meal, carefully picking apart the crab to get to that succulent meat inside.   Add in that gorgeous garlic butter sauce and you have dinner like any other.  Serve with steaming hot rice.

And there you go! Second recipe will be coming up soon. Happy reading.