Seafood in recent years is gaining more and more popularity. And this is not surprising, because they are a rich source of protein so necessary for the body. Crab meat is no exception. But not natural, but not its cheap counterpart, made from surimi. You can surprise and delight your family and friends on a holiday by serving this delicious seafood with an interesting sauce. But the question arises, which sauce is served to the crab and how to cook it. This is what we will discuss in this article.
Pepper Sauce Ingredients
There are quite a few types of crab sauce, but not all of them help to fully reveal its taste. Original and unusual is pepper, in Singapore. It will be slightly spicy and also has a spicy taste. In order to prepare such a sauce for king crab or any other, we will need to prepare such products:
- One hundred and fifty grams of unsalted butter.
- Five to six cloves of garlic.
- Ginger root.
- One red hot pepper.
- Ground black pepper.
- Two tablespoons of soy sauce.
- One tablespoon of brown, cane sugar.
If desired and possible, you can add a tablespoon of ready-made oyster sauce. And, of course, we need crab meat itself.
Recipe
It is very simple to prepare the sauce; any novice cook will cope with this recipe. To prepare the crab sauce, we need to melt the butter in a separate, small saucepan or deep pan. Pass the garlic through a press or chop with a knife. Add to the oil. There we put one tablespoon of grated ginger on a fine grater. Of course, you can take dried, but it will not give such a bright taste and aroma. We constantly stir.
Then grind the hot pepper into small pieces and send it to the pan, to the rest of the products. Add two, three tablespoons of ground black pepper. All components are simmered over low heat for about one minute. Next, pour in soy sauce and pour brown sugar. Mix everything well so that the sugar does not burn. Keep the sauce on fire until it begins to glaze. When it cools down a little, we pour crab meat on it and serve it to the table.
Original mango sauce
Another unusual recipe for crab sauce is mango sauce. It will not take you long to prepare it, because the products that make up its composition do not require any heat treatment. Preparing this sauce in a blender. So, for four servings we need:
- One ripe mango fruit.
- A clove of garlic, one or two pieces.
- A tablespoon of any liquid honey.
- Grape or apple vinegar, half a teaspoon.
- Two tablespoons of vegetable oil, preferably olive.
- Ground red paprika, one or two tablespoons.
- A bit of salt.
- Lemon for decoration.
How to cook
This crab sauce is prepared very quickly and simply. It is perfect for beginner cooks. In order to prepare this version of the sauce, you need to take a very ripe mango fruit. Peel it and remove the stone. Then cut it into small pieces, in random order. We put them in the blender bowl. There we add one, two cloves of garlic, passing them through a press or finely chopped with a knife. We put liquid honey and pour vinegar. Add the remaining ingredients, namely olive oil, paprika and quite a bit of salt. Paprika can be put in larger quantities. It all depends on your taste and attitude towards it. Whip all products with a blender until smooth.
That's all, the king crab mango sauce is ready!
Serve it portionwise with crabs or other seafood, garnishing with a slice of lemon.
Classic hollandaise sauce
Those who do not like to experiment with a different combination of tastes would like to offer a recipe for a classic Dutch crab sauce . It has a pleasant delicate taste and a very thick texture. Due to its simplicity, such a sauce will appeal to everyone. In order to cook it, we need such products, based on two servings:
- Chicken eggs, four pieces.
- Cold water, two tablespoons.
- Packing two hundred grams of butter.
- Half a lemon.
- Salt, take the amount to taste.
Fine salt is advisable.
How to cook it properly
To prepare a classic Dutch chicken crab sauce, we need only the yolks. They must be separated from the proteins and whipped with water and one tablespoon of melted butter.
Cook this sauce is in a water bath. Boil the chicken yolks in this way until thickened. It is very important to constantly stir the mixture and not bring it to a boil. As soon as the mass begins to acquire a thick consistency, remove it from the steam bath and add the remaining melted butter to the egg mixture. Pour it in a thin stream, constantly stirring the sauce.
Then add salt and lemon juice. Again, mix everything or whisk with a whisk.
This crab sauce should not be refrigerated before serving, as the oil contained in it may freeze. Better to keep it at room temperature.
Secrets of serving crab with sauce
In order to serve the crab nicely with any sauce, you need to know little secrets. It doesn’t matter which cooking variant of this seafood you serve. It can be either boiled or grilled crab, or baked.
It is better to serve the whole meal in portions. The sauce should be poured into specially designed dishes, a saucepan. It is recommended to warm up a little before serving the crab.
Stew with sauce can be decorated with sprigs of greens or lemon. In addition to the sauce, products such as olives or olives, good varieties of hard cheese, cherry tomatoes or fresh cucumber will help emphasize and fully reveal the taste of crab.
When choosing a sauce, it is very important to ensure that it does not include products with too sharp taste and smell. They can drown out the taste of crab meat.
If you decide to surprise and please relatives and friends with this delicacy, then you should not save and take canned meat. It does not have such a delicate texture and such a mild taste.