Maryland Blue Crab Stew
From ddougee 16 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 4
An amazing and hearty crab dish that can serve as a side or a main course! Maryland Blue Crab done right!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons canola oil shopping list
- 6 fresh blue crabs, cut in 1/2 shopping list
- 1 stick unsalted butter shopping list
- 1/2 fennel bulb shopping list
- 1 small onion, chopped shopping list
- 1 shallot, chopped shopping list
- 2 cloves garlic, smashed shopping list
- 1 teaspoon coriander seed shopping list
- 1/4 cup tomato paste shopping list
- 2 tomatoes, chopped shopping list
- 1/2 cup white wine shopping list
- 1 cup water shopping list
- 3 cups chicken stock shopping list
- 1 bay leaf shopping list
- 1 fresh thyme sprig shopping list
- salt and pepper shopping list
- 1-ounce jumbo lump crabmeat, picked over shopping list
- 1 teaspoon pickled ramps or shallots, recipe follows shopping list
- 1 tablespoon sauteed shitakes shopping list
- 1 teaspoon sour cream shopping list
How to make it
- In a heavy-gauged pot on medium to high heat add the canola oil. When a light haze rises from the pan, add all of the crab.
- The blue crabs contain water so you must cook them until this liquid has evaporated.
- Add the butter. Allow the milk solids to fall and when the butter stops foaming add the onion and shallots, fennel and cook until translucent.
- Add the coriander seed and brown lightly.
- Add the garlic, tomato paste and chopped tomato and cook, stirring frequently, for 4 minutes.
- Deglaze with the white wine, scraping up any bits sticking to the pan.
- Add the water and chicken stock. Bring up to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
- Add the bay leaf and thyme cook an additional 10 minutes.
- Press the whole mixture into a strainer. The broth should have small pieces of the vegetables from the cooking of the crab. Check and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.
- Divide evenly and garnish each with some of the crab, sauteed shiitakes and sour cream.
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Okay--last comment before the store! WOW!!!
greekgirrrl
in Long Island loved it
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Another keeper...this is fabulous!
sparow64
in Sweetwater loved it
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The fennel and coriander sold me. Yum. I love a good crab stew and this is sublime. Very nice recipe and worthy of a special dinner....hmmmm, the hubby will be turning one of those milestone birthdays soon....I'll make this for him and the cognac ...more
notyourmomma
in South St. Petersburg loved it
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