20 Best Types of Crab Dishes

20 Best Types of Crab Dishes

1 Mini Crab Melts

Mini crab melts is a delicious cheesy dish, and it takes 20 minutes to prepare it. Ingredients used are sliced sourdough bread, mayonnaise, lemon zest, chopped fresh dill, salt, crab meat (drained and picked), red onion, tomato slices, cheese grated, and black pepper.

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2 Boiled Dungeness Crab

Boiled Dungeness crab is a simple and easy to make dish. Ingredients used are large fennel bulb, large lemon sliced thinly, salt, live Dungeness crabs, lemon tartar sauce and ginger butter. Cooked crabs can be served hot or chilled with Fennel lemon tartar sauce

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3 Cracked Crabs

Cracked crabs dish can be prepared easily on a cooktop. Ingredients used are kosher salt, ground cayenne pepper, freshly ground black pepper, celery seeds, bay leaves, blue crabs, unsalted butter, and hot sauce. After preparing the dish, it is served with butter and hot sauce on the side.

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4 Shrimp and Crab Nachos

Shrimp and crab nachos are very delicious and can be prepared in only 15 minutes. Ingredients used are olive oil, pound deveined and peeled shrimp, toasted ground cumin, minced garlic, crab meat ( cleaned and picked ), sour cream, green onions, yellow, blue or white corn tortilla chips, grated pepper jack cheese, and sliced pickled jalapeno.

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5 Blue Crab Dip

Blue crab dip can also be made with Dungeness or any other crab meat. Ingredients used are butter, sliced green onions, garlic clove, purpose flour, shredded Swiss cheese, fresh parsley, dry sherry, toast or crackers points, and blue crab meat. Cooked blue crab dip is served best with crackers or toast points.

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6 Deviled Crab

Deviled crab is a backed delicious dish. Ingredients used are eggs, green onions, lemon juice, ground nutmeg, grated lemon rind, fresh lump crab meat, melted and divided butter, soft breadcrumbs, fresh parsley, salt, and ground pepper.

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7 Caribbean Crab Cakes Benedict

Caribbean crab cakes benedict is a beautiful dish. Ingredients used are saltline crackers, French bread sliced, fresh lump crabmeat, mayonnaise, egg white, fresh lemon juice, ground ginger, red pepper, seafood seasoning, peanut oil, unsalted butter, eggs poached, cracked black pepper, and diced red bell pepper.

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8 Stone Crab Claws

Stone crab claws are served with mustard sauce. Ingredients used are mayonnaise, spicy brown mustard, light brown sugar, dry sherry, worcestershire sauce, and dry mustard. All the ingredients are stir together in a bowl and then served with mustard sauce.

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9 Cruising Crab Dip

Cruising crab dip is served with French bread slices and toasted casino butter. Ingredients used are cream cheese, green chilies, chopped tomato, garlic clove, whipping cream, fresh lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, red pepper, salt, pepper, jumbo lump crab meat, and chopped parsley.

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10 Salmon Stuffed Crab

Salmon stuffed crab is a cake served with spicy avocado tartar sauce and it is garnished with fresh cilantro springs. Ingredients are pound fresh lump crab meat, finely chopped green onions, roasted peppers, mayonnaise, sea salt, white pepper, smoked salmon, panko, canola oil, spicy avocado sauce, and cilantro springs.

Crabmeat Stuffed Salmon

11 Asian Fried Crab

Asian fried crab is a delicious and crazy dish made with fried crab. Ingredients used are crabmeat, grated fresh ginger, garlic clove, large egg, dark soya sauce, onions minced, sesame seeds, vegetable oil, daikon radish, enoki mushrooms, sprouts, savory broth, and toasted nori strips.

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12 Bite–size Wasabi Crab

Bite-size wasabi crab is a crab cake best served with ginger aioli. Ingredients used are thinly sliced green onions, minced shallots, mayonnaise, wasabi paste, seasoned rice vinegar, lemon zest, fresh lemon juice, tamari or soy sauce, lump crab meat, large egg (beaten), panko, and canola oil.

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13 Tempura Soft-Shell Crab

Tempura soft shell crab is a crispy light dish made by making tempura batter. The Ingredients used are a vegetable or canola oil, all-purpose flour, sea salt or kosher salt, egg yolk, soda water, soft shell crabs, asian slaw, crab dipped sauce, and toasted sesame seeds.

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14 Crab, Mango, and Cashew Dip

Crab, mango, and cashew dip is a fresh lump crab. Ingredients used are chopped orange bell pepper, vegetable oil, chopped ripe mangoes, chopped green onions, ricotta cheese, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, lump crab meat, roasted cashew nuts, and cayenne pepper.

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15 Crab Salad

Crab salad is very easy to make sea food. Ingredients used are olive oil, chopped onion, finely diced celery, diced green and red bell pepper, minced garlic, crab meat, mayonnaise, bay seasoning, salt, and ground black pepper. The dish is chilled well before serving.

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16 Crab Patties

Crab patties are the crunchy, delicious, and creamy dish served with avocado butter. Ingredients used are lump crab meat, eggs, breadcrumbs, chopped fresh cilantro, green onions, chili sauce, dijon mustard, lemon zest, fresh lemon juice, grated fresh ginger, purpose flour, peanut oil, and pistachio avocado butter.

Organic Homemade Crab Cakes

17 Crab Pot Pie

Crab pot pie is a bubbly, yummy, and soft dish. Ingredients used are unsalted butter, chopped leeks, chopped celery, chopped carrots, all-purpose flour, russet potatoes, clam juice, lemon zest, seafood, salt, red pepper, frozen peas, lump crab meat, pie crusts, and beaten egg.

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18 Hot Crab Shrimp Dip

Hot crab shrimp dip is a bubbly, cheesy, and beautiful dish. Ingredients used are mayonnaise, whole grain mustard, garlic powder, lemon pepper seasoning, crab meat, chopped cooked shrimp, shredded smoked cheese, and almonds. The dish is baked at degrees 350  or 15 to 20 minutes until it gets bubbly.

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19 Smokey Buttery Crab Claws

Smokey buttery crab claws are best served with French bread. Ingredients used are smoked bacon slices, butter, garlic cloves, green onions, fresh lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, crab claws, fresh-flat leaf parsley leaves, and french bread.

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20 Crab Stuffed Grilled Bell Peppers

Crab stuffed grilled bell peppers are best served with lemon wedges. Ingredients used are red, orange or yellow bell peppers, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, lump crab meat, toasted panko, chopped fresh parsley, chopped fennel bulb, mayonnaise, lemon zest, lemon juice, and lemon wedges.

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