Steamed King Crab with Choice of Sauces Seafood Recipe

Steamed King Crab With Choice Of Sauces Seafood Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds king crab split legs — thawed if necessary
• melted butter or margarine.
• *** SPICY TOMATO RELISH ***
• 1/2 cup coarsely-chopped tomato
• 2 tablespoons catsup
• 2 tablespoons coarsely-chopped celery
• 2 tablespoons coarsely-chopped green pepper
• 1 tablespoon coarsely-chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon coarsely-chopped parsley
• 1/8 teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce
• 1 dash garlic salt
• *** SHALLOT CREAM SAUCE ***
• 3 tablespoons minced shallots or onion
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed dill weed
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup dairy sour cream
• salt — to taste.

Method

1. Spicy Tomato Relish: In food processor or blender finely chop all ingredients together
2. Do not puree mixture
3. Alternatively, vegetables can be finely minced with a knife
4. Makes 3/4 cup
5. Shallot Cream Sauce: Saute shallots or onion in butter or margarine until softened
6. Stir in flour, dill weed and pepper
7. Cook and stir about 1 minute
8. Blend in sour cream; salt to taste
9. Makes about 1/2 cup
10. Cut crab into serving-sized pieces; steam on rack over 3/4 inch boiling water 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated
11. Microwave Method: In 10-inch round or 8- by 8- by 2-inch microwave-proof dish, microwave king crab split legs on High 2 to 2 1/2 minutes or until thoroughly heated
12. Rotate dish 1/4 turn every minute
13. Serve crab with melted butter and Spicy Tomato Relish or Shallot Cream Sauce
14. This recipe yields 4 servings

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