Tag: Crab

Dungeness Crab, Clams and Mussels in Tomato and Tamarind Sauce

Dungeness Crab, Clams and Mussels in Tomato and Tamarind Sauce

Tamarind paste and canned chopped tomatoes form the base of this tangy sauce over Dungeness crab, clams and mussels. The paste from the flesh of tamarind pods are a combination of tongue-curling tartness, cheek-pinching saltiness, and lip-smacking sweetness, all rolled into one.

January 6, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Dungeness Crab Martini - Cracked not Stirred

Dungeness Crab Martini - Cracked not Stirred

The martini is perhaps the most romanticized and bastardized alcoholic wallop ever invented. Among famous martini aficionados are Winston Churchill, FDR, Ernest Hemingway, Cary Grant and the fictional James Bond who preferred his “shaken, not stirred” and with vodka. H. L. Mencken once called the martini “the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet.”

Does martini always = cocktail? What about shrimp cocktail? Why not an ample serving of simply dressed crabmeat presented in the same glass. My vision of a crab martini will be beautiful, unadulterated crabmeat dressed as simply as possible, allowing the sweetness of the crab to command center stage.

February 4, 2010 | 4 Comments More
An Adventure in Crab Fishing and Cooking — Dungeness Crab Thermidor

An Adventure in Crab Fishing and Cooking — Dungeness Crab Thermidor

Sometimes adapting a recipe can be a tricky thing when you start substituting ingredients. And when you adapt a complicated recipe like Julia Child’s Lobster Thermidor, it gets even more daunting, especially when you’re replacing the main ingredient, lobster, with Dungeness crab. It can be one of those kitchen experiences where you feel like you’re […]

January 10, 2010 | 6 Comments More
Northwest Dungeness Crab Cakes

Northwest Dungeness Crab Cakes

Maybe I’m experiencing a sort of mid-life crisis, but whenever I’m in the kitchen cooking something I love, I experience a warping of the space-time continuum. For instance, recently when I made Dover sole in a coconut curry custard wrapped in banana leaves and steamed, I was transported back to my childhood in Thailand when […]

December 12, 2009 | 4 Comments More
In the Great Crab Race, Dungeness Wins

In the Great Crab Race, Dungeness Wins

In the great crab race, there are those who believe that Alaska’s King Crabs get the checkered flag and beat all other decapod crustaceans for flavor. When Charles and I lived in Baltimore, Md., and Fort Worth, Tex., we were in the stands cheering on the sleek Blue Crab while the rambunctious Floridians were raising […]

October 27, 2009 | 4 Comments More