What Is Dungeness crab and How Can I Use It?
If dungeness crab has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 5 recipes to try it in.
- In Chinese:
- 珍宝蟹
- British (UK) term:
- Dungeness crab
- en français:
- crabe dormeur
- en español:
- cangrejo Dungeness
Recipes using dungeness crab
There are 5 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Ginger Sauce for Steamed Crab
Ginger dipping sauce for steamed crab with fresh ginger, light soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar. A classic Chinese-style condiment that comes together while the crab steams.
San Francisco Cioppino
San Francisco cioppino with white fish, shrimp, scallops, and Dungeness crab in a tomato, white wine, and clam juice broth. A classic Fisherman's Wharf seafood stew.
Zesty Cioppino
Zesty cioppino with shrimp, Dungeness crab, and scallops simmered in a tomato-white wine broth with herbs. A San Francisco-style seafood stew in one hour.
Seattle-Style Cioppino
Seattle-style cioppino loaded with Dungeness crab, mussels, red snapper, shrimp, and calamari in a red wine sweet pepper sauce. A Pacific Northwest seafood stew that feeds 8.
Mama Chio's Shellfish Cioppino
Mama Chio's shellfish cioppino simmers Dungeness crab, lobster, shrimp, scallops, clams, and halibut in a sherry-laced tomato broth. The Italian-American San Francisco classic at its richest.
