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Mud crabs in garlic and white wine sauce prepped for cooking
Nana Kodi

Nana and Uncle Greg's Garlic Crabs

Fresh crabs sautéed in rich olive oil and loads of minced garlic, then simmered in a light white wine sauce. Perfect for serving with warm, crusty bread to mop up every drop!
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian-American, Seafood
Calories: 380
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 each 800g-1,000g mud crabs (or half a dozen blue claw crabs)
  • 2-3 bulbs fresh garlic
  • 3-4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1-1.5 cup white wine
  • 1 loaf french bread (optional)

Equipment

  • 1 Deep sided frying pan or wok
  • 1 Large mixing spoon
  • 1 Garlic mincer or food processor
  • 1 Gas or electric stove top
  • 1 Baking tray (for bread - optional)
  • 1 Oven (for bread - optional)

Method
 

  1. Prep ingredients - peel and mince garlic, portion olive oil and white wine
    Mud crabs in garlic and white wine sauce prepped for cooking
  2. Kill and clean crabs
  3. (Optional) slice bread, place on baking pan and toast in the oven for 6-8 minutes
  4. heat frying pan, add oil and garlic. Let garlic begin to golden then add crab pieces
  5. Once crab is partially cooked (2-4 minutes), add white wine, stir, cover and simmer crab until cooked (2-4 minutes)
  6. Remove lid, check crab is fully cooked, remove from heat and serve