Dungeness Crab
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Johnny West
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I only ate blue crab, never had to clean one.
I need to get some Dungeness crab and make Crab Louie. ?
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Costco had Dungeness crab on sale and got three so Sunday dinner is planned.
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This morning we picked all the meat off what was leftover from last night and will make crab cakes Friday night. I’m thinking I’ll get three more this weekend.
I don't really understand what happens next. Do you somehow heat up the cooked crab, extract the meat, dunk in butter?
I'm not much of a crustacean-eater.
Lee
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That’s about the gist of it. The crabs are pre cooked and need to be cleaned - it’s all very messy. I put the cleaned crab legs in a steamer pot and heat. The meaty part I dunk in butter and suck the meat out. again, messy but tasty. There is a lot of shells that come with it which one needs to sort out and discard. We crack the claws, dig out meat, and dunk in butter. We did this on a beach in B.C. And let the claw bits fall to the sand.
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How to Clean a Cooked Dungeness Crab
Cooked Dungeness crabs are available in our Seafood Department. To clean and prepare them for eating, follow these step-by-step instructions.
www.thriftyfoods.com
Johnny West
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No, just butter. One crab a piece is a good portion for one person. We had coleslaw and cottage cheese on the side. I think Friday I’ll go back for more crab.
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Tonight Nancy made crab cakes from crab we bought from Costco and a big can of crab meat from WinCo. I asked about her recipe and she said she just throws crab, shredded onion, Mayo, salt, pepper, and panko together and fries in light olive oil.
Those are beautiful, John.
Is that Marie Rose sauce in the square glass dish?
Is that Marie Rose sauce in the square glass dish?
Johnny West
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It a sauce she made up similar to a 1000 Island she made for the Reuben’s using our home made chili sauce, Mayo, home made sweet pickles, then added Matt’s chili sauce and hot horseradish. It was perfect with the crab cakes.
there are 9 crab cakes left and will give three to Ann and Andy, and the other six we will have during Lent.
there are 9 crab cakes left and will give three to Ann and Andy, and the other six we will have during Lent.
Johnny West
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Nancy did crab cakes again tonight and they were a hit.
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Thanks, Lee, she does. We discussed that last night. The restaurants make them with nothing but crab and they are good. She adds finely chopped onions, sweet red pepper, crushed soda crackers, and eggs. I think there is a bit of cayenne pepper, as well. I know she loads the remoulade with cayenne, but not to hot to be offending.
