Very simple, very delicious! – Pot roasted, buttery, garlicy and peppery crab

Yes. I love crab. I grew up on an island with abundant seafood, and I learned how to steam a crab at age 10. It’s not hard at all and it tastes much better than the boiled and chilled ones they sell at touristy restaurants. Buy a live crab and follow this recipe, I bet you’ll love it!

Ingredients: 1 live Dungeness (the bigger the better), 3 slices of ginger, 1 stalk of green onion, ½ tablespoon of butter, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, ½ teaspoon of white pepper powder, 1 cup of ice cream salt

Methods: Use an old tooth brush to clean the crab. (grab the crab from the bottom to avoid claw attack! You can use a tong too.) Boil 2 cups of water in a big pot. Place green onion and ginger slices on your steam basket and put the crab in, stomach facing up. Put the steam basket in the boiling pot and steam for 10 minutes over high heat. Remove the crab from steam basket and place it on a plate. Cut butter from a cold stick and use a fork to cover the crab evenly. Mix salt, garlic powder and white pepper powder and sprinkle evenly on the crab. Put ice cream salt in the big pot (that fits the crab) and stir till very hot, about 2 minutes. Place the crab on top of the heated salt and put the lid on, do not add water at this step. Pot roast for another 10 minutes over low to medium heat.

Once you try it this way you’ll never want to go back to the “boiled and chilled” version. The shell is covered with yummy seasoning and the meat is intensely sweet by roasting on ice cream salt. You’ll get the butter + crab flavor combo without dipping the lean crab meat in artery clogging butter. More flavor, less guilt!

P.S. If you prefer steamed crab, just follow half of the recipe.

Here's a little "How to eat crab" tutorial =)