This Garlic Butter Dungeness Crab recipe is better than a Crab Boil

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides a healthier fat option while maintaining flavor.

dungeness crab

💰Cheaper: snow crab

Snow crab is often less expensive and still offers a similar taste.

Boil a pot of water and add halved red potatoes and corn.

Rinse the dungeness crabs and break them into individual pieces, removing the flappers.

In a large pot, melt 1.5 sticks of salted butter and 1/4 cup of olive oil over medium heat.

Add the white bottoms of green onions, minced garlic, half of the yellow onion, and minced ginger to the melted butter and sauté for 5-7 minutes until soft.

Add a pinch of cracked black pepper and red pepper flakes, and sauté for an additional 2 minutes.

Pour in 1/4 cup of seafood stock and 1/4 cup of white wine, and bring the mixture back to a boil.

Add the dungeness crabs to the pot and stir to coat them in the mixture, heating for about 5 minutes.

Add a handful of chopped parsley and a tablespoon of lemon juice, stirring to combine.

Toss the cooked corn and potatoes in the pot with the crabs to coat them in the sauce.

Transfer the crab, corn, and potatoes to a serving platter.

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