Roasted Crab with Mushroom
Prep
20 mins
Cook
25 mins
Servings
4
Difficulty
Medium
Roasted Crab with Mushroom is an elegant dish combining succulent whole crab with sautéed mixed mushrooms, garlic, thyme and white wine. The crabs and mushrooms are roasted together with butter and olive oil, finished with fresh parsley and a squeeze of lemon. Taking just 20 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook, this is an impressive main course suited to special occasions or when entertaining guests who appreciate seafood.
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Ingredients
- 2 wholelive crab(about 1.5 lbs each, cleaned and sectioned)
- ½ kgmixed mushrooms(cremini, shiitake, and oyster, halved)
- 6 tablespoonsunsalted butter
- 5 wholegarlic cloves(minced)
- 3 sprigsfresh thyme
- 118 mldry white wine
- 1 wholelemon(halved)
- 1 teaspoonsea salt
- ½ teaspoonblack pepper(freshly ground)
- ¼ teaspoonred pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoonsolive oil
- 2 tablespoonsfresh parsley(chopped)
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 425°F. Pat crab sections dry with paper towels and arrange on a large roasting pan along with halved mushrooms, distributing them evenly.
Tip: Drying the crab helps it roast rather than steam, achieving better browning and flavor.
- 2
In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add minced garlic and fresh thyme, stirring constantly for 1-2 minutes until fragrant, then remove from heat.
Tip: Don't let the garlic brown; it should be just soft and aromatic.
- 3
Drizzle olive oil over the crab and mushrooms, then season with sea salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes. Toss gently to coat.
Tip: Be gentle with the crab pieces to avoid breaking them apart.
- 4
Pour the garlic butter mixture over the crab and mushrooms, then deglaze the pan by pouring white wine around the ingredients. Squeeze lemon juice over everything.
Tip: The wine will create a light pan sauce as the crab roasts.
- 5
Transfer the roasting pan to the preheated oven and roast for 22-25 minutes, until the crab shells turn bright red and the mushrooms are tender and lightly caramelized.
Tip: Check at the 20-minute mark; cooking time may vary based on crab size.
- 6
Remove from oven and garnish generously with fresh chopped parsley. Serve immediately with the pan juices spooned over each portion.
Tip: Serve with crusty bread to soak up the delicious garlic butter sauce.
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