Dockside skillet - The Field Kitchen
Garlic-Butter Dungeness Crab
12 minutes prep
8 minutes cook or dry
4 yield
Sweet dungeness crab meat warmed with garlic butter and lemon.
Recipe reviewed 2026-07-21 · Identification and food safety are part of the method
Ingredients
- 1 pound cooked dungeness crab meat
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons parsley
- Black pepper
Method
- Keep crab cold and check again for shell.
- Melt butter and gently cook garlic.
- Add crab and warm until steaming, without overcooking.
- Finish with lemon, parsley, and pepper. Refrigerate leftovers promptly.
Field note & safety
Confirm current fishing rules and consumption advisories before keeping a catch. Keep it cold, prevent cross-contamination, and cook fish or shellfish to 145 F measured in the thickest part.
