garlic blue crab

Garlic-Butter Baked Blue Crabs

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Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: southern
Keyword: blue crab, Garlic Butter Dip, Melted Butter Dip

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 tbsp garlic minced
  • 1 c dry white wine
  • 1 tbsp spanish thyme
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp salt and pepper each
  • 14 blue crabs cleaned

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. To a saucepan on medium heat, add butter and olive oil. Add garlic and sauté until lightly browned, 2-3 minutes. Remove pan from heat and add wine, oregano and salt and pepper, to taste. Return pan to heat and sauté contents for another 1-2 minutes.
  • Place cleaned crabs on a baking sheet, belly-up. Spoon contents of garlic and oil mixture evenly onto each crab. Place baking sheet in oven and bake until meat becomes bright white and claws turn red in color, about 20 minutes.

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