Description
Butter Garlic Crab is a restaurant-quality seafood dish made at home with succulent crab simmered in rich butter, fresh garlic, herbs, and lemon. This simple yet luxurious recipe delivers bold coastal flavors in just 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2–2.5 lbs Dungeness crab (cleaned, cracked, pre-cooked)
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 10–12 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika (optional)
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- Lemon wedges, for serving
- Crusty bread, optional
Instructions
- Rinse and pat dry cracked crab pieces thoroughly.
- Melt half the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Deglaze pan with white wine and simmer 2–3 minutes.
- Add remaining butter, herbs, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper flakes, and paprika.
- Reduce heat and simmer sauce for 5–7 minutes.
- Add crab to skillet and gently toss to coat.
- Cover and warm crab for 5–7 minutes.
- Serve immediately with lemon wedges and bread.
Notes
Avoid burning garlic by keeping heat at medium-low. Allow crab to reach room temperature before adding to sauce for best texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: Seafood
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6 oz crab with sauce
- Calories: 440
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 19g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 27g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: butter garlic crab, seafood dinner, garlic butter crab