Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Hot Pot

Name: Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Hot Pot
Prep time: 3 d 50 min
Cook time: 3 d 50 min
Total time: 3 d 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 710 milliliters chicken stock; 1 teaspoon coriander seed; 1 teaspoon coriander seeds; 1 teaspoon creme fraiche; 6 fresh blue crabs, cut in 1/2; 1 fennel bulb; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; 2 cloves garlic, smashed; 2 Tbsps grapeseed oil; 4 servings Kosher salt; 28 grams lump crabmeat, picked over; 1 teaspoon mustard seeds; 1 small onion, chopped; 1 teaspoon pink peppercorns; 454 grams ramps; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 1 shallot, chopped; 237 milliliters sugar; 1 fresh thyme sprig; 59 milliliters tomato paste; 2 tomatoes, chopped; 1 stick unsalted butter; 237 milliliters water; 118 milliliters white wine; 237 milliliters wine vinegar; 1 Tbsp sauteed shitakes

Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Hot Pot takes roughly 72 hours and 50 minutes from beginning to end. Watching your figure? This gluten free and pescatarian recipe has 904 calories, 53g of protein, and 36g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 45% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a main course. If you have coriander seeds, shallot, coriander seed, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

In a heavy-gauged pot on medium to high heat add the grapeseed oil. When a light haze rises from the pan, add all of the crab. The blue crabs contain water so you must cook them until this liquid has evaporated. Then add the butter. Allow the milk solids to fall and when the butter stops foaming add the vegetables and cook until translucent.

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Grape Seed Oil

Vegetable

Butter

Water

Crab

Milk

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Frying Pan

Pot

Add the coriander seed and brown lightly.

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Whole Coriander Seeds

Add the tomato paste and chopped tomato and cook, stirring frequently, for 4 minutes. Deglaze with the white wine, scraping up any bits sticking to the pan.

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Tomato Paste

White Wine

Tomato

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Frying Pan

Add the water and chicken stock. Bring up to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.

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Chicken Stock

Water

Add the bay leaf and thyme cook an additional 10 minutes. Press the whole mixture into a strainer. The broth should have small pieces of the vegetables from the cooking of the crab. Check and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Divide evenly and garnish each with some of the crab, pickled ramps, sauteed shiitakes and creme fraiche.

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Salt And Pepper

Creme Fraiche

Vegetable

Seasoning

Shiitake Mushrooms

Bay Leaves

Broth

Ramps

Thyme

Crab

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Sieve

Combine the sugar, vinegar, and water and bring to a boil.

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Vinegar

Sugar

Water

Add the mustard, coriander, fennel seeds, peppercorns, and bay leaf. Blanch and shock ramps, strain, and pour the warm pickling liquid over the ramps.

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Fennel Seeds

Peppercorns

Coriander

Bay Leaves

Mustard

Ramps

Let cool and store for 3 days before using.

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Frying Pan

Pot

Sieve

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Grigio

Chardonnay, Riesling, and Pinot Grigio are great choices for Crab. Chilled crab tastes great with pinot grigio. Warm crab (especially with butter) can be matched with a buttery Chardonnay or a crisp fruity Riesling. One wine you could try is Poppy Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay. It has 4.7 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 16 dollars.

Poppy Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay

Youthful notes of lemon and honeysuckle are layered over ripe melon, nutmeg, and clove. The perception of sweetness is derived from fruit ripeness, aging on regularly stirred yeast lees in the presence of aged French Oak.