Oven Roasted Dungeness Crab

By randiboyle

Ingredients

• 1/4 C. butter
• 1/4 C. olive oil
• 2 Tbsp. minced garlic
• 1 Tbsp. minced shallot
• 1 1/2 tsp. dried crushed red pepper
• 1 large Dungeness crab, cooked, cleaned and cracked (about 4 1/4 pounds)
• 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh thyme, divided
• 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsely, divided
• 1/2 C. fresh orange juice
• 1 tsp. finely grated orange peel

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Melt butter with oil in a heavy large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in garlic, shallot and dried red crushed pepper. Add crabs, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon chopped thyme and 1 tablespoon chopped parsley over crabs. stir to combine. Place skillet in oven and roast crabs until heated through, stirring once; about 12 minutes.
Using tongs, transfer crabs to a platter. add orange juice and peel to same skillet; boil until sauce is reduced by about half, about 5 minutes. spoon sauce over crabs. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon thyme and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.