Best 10 Crab Cocktail Recipes

SPICY SHRIMP & CRAB COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Mix the first 10 ingredients. Gently fold in shrimp, crab and avocados. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours or until cold. Serve in martini glasses.

BOILED DUNGENESS CRAB WITH HOMEMADE COCKTAIL SAUCE

Steps:

• For the cocktail sauce: Combine the chili sauce, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a bowl. Chill until serving.
• For the crab: Drop both whole live crabs in a large pot of salted boiling water. Let cook until the shells turn a bright red, 10 to 15 minutes. Be aware that the meat cooks very fast once exposed to the hot water. Remove the crabs from the water and pull the main shell off. If this is difficult, insert a large knife between the shells in the back of the crab where they meet and pry open. Once the top shell is removed, rinse the crab in the sink, cut in half (from front to back, not side to side) and peel off the gills (which are attached to the bottom portion) and discard. Clean out all entrails and other waste from the top shell portion. Place on a plate with the lemon and lime slices, and place the top shell back on top for presentation. Serve with the cocktail sauce.

EASY CRAB COCKTAIL SPREAD

Steps:

• Place cream cheese on plate.
• Pour cocktail sauce over cheese.
• Place the crabmeat on top.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 15 minutes.

WARM LOBSTER AND CRAB COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Remove the claws and tails from the lobsters. The bodies may be used for stock. Boil the claws for 4 minutes and the tails for 3 minutes, until they are just barely cooked with some translucency left in the middle. Remove the claws and tails from the shell, cut the tails into 3 even medallions. Put the 6 medallions and 2 claws in a small saucepan with the buerre blanc Warm the butter in a small saucepan and fold in the crabmeat and chives. Season with salt and pepper.
• Arrange 3 medallions on each serving plate, and put a spoonful of the crabmeat in the center. Top with a claw.
• Warm the green leek and blood orange sauces separately, and spoon each sauce around the lobster and crab.
• Reduce the shallots and white wine until almost dry in small saucepan. Add cream and reduce by half. Whisk in butter. Hold warm;
• In a medium saucepan bring the lobster stock to a boil. Stir in the leeks until all are submerged and cook 1 1/2 minutes until tender. Transfer to a blender and add the cubed butter. Blend until the butter is melted. Then add the ice cubes with the blender running. Blend until smooth. Pass through a chinois and season with salt and pepper. Finish cooling in ice bath.
• Juice the oranges and pass through a chinois. In a small saucepot, reduce to a syrupy consistency. Hold at room temperature

SHRIMP AND CRAB WITH COCKTAIL SALSA

Steps:

• Mix first 3 ingredients in medium bowl. Mix in 1 tablespoon chilies. Taste, adding more chilies if spicier flavor is desired. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover; chill.)
• Fill large bowls with ice. Arrange shrimp and crab atop ice. Sprinkle cilantro over salsa. Serve shellfish with salsa.
• *Chipotle chilies canned in a spicy tomato sauce, sometimes called adobo, are available at Latin American markets, specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.

CRAB COCKTAIL SALAD

Steps:

• Pick over the crabmeat and discard any bits of shell.
• Mix the mayonnaise with the ketchup, Tabasco, mustard, lemon juice, and tarragon.
• Stir in the crab and spring onions. Taste and play around with the balance of flavourings until you get a perfect balance (but hold back - too much tasting will leave your guests with woefully diminished portions!).
• This can be mixed together an hour or two before serving, but bring back to room temperature before assembling the finished cocktail and serving.
• Remove the outer leaves of the Little Gem lettuces and shred the rest thinly. Place in a plastic bag and leave in the fridge until almost ready to serve.
• Take 4-6 sundae glasses or old-fashioned champagne glasses. Divide the lettuce between the glasses and top with the crab cocktail. Serve straight away.

CRAB COCKTAIL

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, sesame oil and wasabi. Peel and mince or grate the ginger into the bowl and add the zest of 1/2 the lime. Squeeze 1/2 teaspoon of lime juice into the bowl and mix everything together.
• Toss the crab in the sauce, and then finely shred the Chinese leaf cabbage. Arrange a bed of shredded cabbage on two plates. Divide the crab between them, piling it into the center of each one. Finely chop the scallion and scatter over each plate and then bash some pink peppercorns either in a pestle and mortar-rich in lewd symbolism-or put them in a freezer bag, close it and hit with a rolling pin (more of a comedy moment) and sprinkle these, too, over the crab cocktails.
• Cut the remaining lime half into wedges and put on the side of the plates for extra spritzing.

CRAB CAKES WITH COCKTAIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the bread crumbs, salt, crab boil seasoning, and pepper and stir with a wooden spoon until the butter is fully incorporated. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• Put the crabmeat in a large bowl, and pick through to remove all the shells. Add the lemon juice and toss. Mix in the sour cream, egg, flour, parsley, mustard, and prepared bread crumb mixture. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Form the crab mixture into 6 patties, approximately 2 1/4-ounces each. Coat each patty in flour and shake off excess.
• Heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the crab cakes and cook until evenly browned, about 2 minutes on each side. Transfer to a serving platter and serve with the Oyster House Cocktail sauce on the side.
• Mix all the ingredients together and store in an airtight container until ready to use.

CRAB COCKTAIL SPREAD

Steps:

• 1. Combine the first 5 ingredients. Spread mixture in a deep 10-inch glass plate (I used an oval deep dish).Pour cocktail sauce over mixture. Layer the crab on the sauce. Sprinkle with parsley over all.
• 2. cover with plastic wrap sealing edges of pie plate and refrigerate overnight. Serve chilled with assorted crackers.

MY AMAZING CRAB COCKTAIL

Steps:

• 1. just toss it all together and serve with organic blue tortilla chips