Crab in Garlic Cream

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    as a main course or 6 as an appetizer
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Smoke & Spice: Cooking With Smoke, the Real Way to Barbecue

By Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison

Published 2014

  • About

This one is richer than the Rockefeller clan. Serve the crab over spinach fettuccine or other noodles, or spooned into golden puff pastry shells.

Ingredients

Garlic Cream

  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon

Method

  1. Prepare the smoker for barbecuing, bringing the temperature to 180°F to 200°F.
  2. In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the garlic and onion and sauté until softened. Add the cream and milk and stir in the salt and pepper. Simmer until reduced by one-third. Keep the sauce warm.
  3. Crack the crab legs at the joints and in several other s