Quick Crab Cioppino

Name: Quick Crab Cioppino
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters dry white wine; 2 cooked Dungeness crabs (about 2 lb. each), cleaned and cracked (see below); 710 milliliters fat-skimmed chicken broth; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh basil leaves or dried basil; 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves or dried thyme; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 227 grams onion (about , peeled and chopped; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh oregano leaves or dried oregano; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 79 milliliters tomato paste

Quick Crab Cioppino might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and primal recipe has 235 calories, 17g of protein, and 8g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. 1 person found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. A mixture of garlic, tomato paste, oregano leaves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

Pour olive oil into a 5- to 6-quart pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add onion and garlic and stir often until limp, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Garlic

Onion

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Add broth, wine, tomato paste, basil, oregano, and thyme; stir often until boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, to blend flavors, about 10 minutes.

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Tomato Paste

Oregano

Basil

Broth

Thyme

Wine

Add salt and pepper to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Add crabs and simmer, occasionally stirring gently, until hot, about 5 minutes.

Ladle crabs and broth mixture into wide bowls and garnish with basil sprigs.

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Basil

Broth

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How to cook crab

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Crab

Keep live crabs loosely covered in the refrigerator up to 12 hours. Grasp crabs carefully from the rear end, between the legs, and put in a pan to make sure they fit, with 3 to 4 inches of clearance below pan rim.

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Remove crabs and fill pan with enough water to cover crabs by 2 to 3 inches. Cover pan and bring water to a boil over high heat.

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Water

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One at a time, grasp crabs as described above and plunge them headfirst into the boiling water; if you have too much water, ladle out excess and discard. Cover pan and start timing. When water resumes boiling, reduce heat to a simmer. Cook 1 1/2- to 2 1/2-pound crabs 15 minutes, 3-pound crabs about 20 minutes.

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Water

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Drain crabs; to be able to handle quickly, rinse briefly with cool water.

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Water

How to clean, crack, and shell crab

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Crab

Pull off and discard triangular flap from belly side.

Turn crab belly side down; pulling from the rear end, lift off back shell.

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Crab

Drain and discard liquid from shell. If desired, scoop soft, golden crab butter and white crab fat from shell into a small bowl to eat by the spoonful with crab or to stir into a dipping sauce. If using back shell for garnish, break bony section (mouth) from front end of shell and discard. Rinse shell well and drain.

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Butter

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On the body section, pull off and discard reddish membrane that covers the center (if it hasn't come off with the back) and any loose pieces. Scoop out any remaining golden butter and add to bowl. Pull off and discard long, spongy gills from sides of body. Rinse body well with cool water.

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Twist legs and claws from body. Using a nutcracker or wood mallet, crack the shell of each leg and claw section. With a knife, cut the body into quarters.

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Break apart legs and claws; using your fingers, a small fork, a pick, or a crab leg tip, remove meat. Pull body sections apart and dig out pockets of meat. Discard shells. One cooked, cleaned 1 3/4- to 2-pound crab (with back shell) yields 7 1/2 to 8 ounces (1 1/3 to 1 1/2 cups) of meat; heavier crabs do not always have more meat.

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Servings:

237milliliters

dry white wine 2

cooked Dungeness crabs (about 2 lb. each), cleaned and cracked (see below)710milliliters

fat-skimmed chicken broth 2Tbsps

chopped fresh basil leaves or dried basil 2teaspoons

fresh thyme leaves or dried thyme 2cloves

garlic, peeled and minced 2Tbsps

olive oil 227grams

onion (about , peeled and chopped 1Tbsp

chopped fresh oregano leaves or dried oregano 4servings

Salt and pepper 79milliliters

tomato paste

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Muscadet, Riesling

Shellfish can be paired with Chardonnay, Muscadet, and Riesling. Buttery chardonnay is great for scallops, shrimp, crab, and lobster, while muscadet is a classic pick for mussels, oysters, and clams. If you've got some spice in your shellfish, a semi-dry riesling can balance out the heat. The Frank Family Vineyards Lewis Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 62 dollars per bottle.