Dungeness crab

Discover the perfect way to reheat cooked Dungeness crab, preserving its succulent flavor and texture. Follow our simple steaming guide for a delightful seafood experience!

This crab recipe is a tried and true best and easiest way to cook crab, from our ocean living to your kitchen! I'm working with Dungeness, but you can use rock crab, sections, or crab legs. They'll come out perfectly cooked and ready to enjoy with a side of garlic butter!

Dungeness crab recipes and sauces that are loaded with sweet and succulent crab meat. Whether it's a classic crab dip, creamy crab bisque, flavorful crab cake or a sauce to serve it with.

Where lies the difference between snow crab vs Dungeness crab, and how do you tell them apart? Here are a few differences to help you figure this out while cooking.

Sweet, succulent Dungeness crab meat is hiding in those bright orange shells.

It’s Dungeness crab season in California! I’ve been buying these yummy critters for $2.99 per pound at Sun Fat SeafoodManila Oriental MarketFirst, always select Dungeness that are feisty and active. They should come out of the tank fighting. Never buy crabs that come out of the tank with no fight in them. Sniff them. They should smell clean, like the ocean. If you detect any ammonia odor, do not buy. Cook the crabs the day you buy them, preferably within a few hours of purchase.

Steaming Dungeness crab legs is a simple yet rewarding process. 🦀🔥 Once perfectly cooked, these succulent crab legs deliver a delightful taste of the sea. Serve them with melted butter and fresh lemon wedges for a heavenly seafood experience.

It’s Christmas, and in my parents’ tidy dining room in Burlingame, California, just south of San Francisco, a golden oldies vinyl spins on the record player, and the table is set with their wedding china, crystal candleholders, and the set of skinny silver seafood forks I gifted them years ago, paid for with money from my piggy bank. As we take our seats, eager to raise a toast and put the shiny seafood forks to work, my mom’s eyes widen with panic. In what feels like slow motion, she says…

The Best Oven-Roasted Dungeness Crab Recipe #One-PotSeafoodWonders

Learn how to steam whole Dungeness crab to perfection, bringing out its naturally sweet flavor. Then drizzle everything and dunk every bite of crab meat in our garlic butter dipping sauce for an indulgent seafood dinner.