Christmas Eve Crab Sauce Recipes

ITALIAN BLUE CRAB SAUCE

Steps:

• Using a large stockpot, cover the bottom of the pot with the EVOO.
• Once heated, saute the garlic, crushed red pepper, parsley and basil.
• Add in crushed tomatoes and tomato paste and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Add in the crab and simmer with the lid partially covered for several hours.
• Remove from heat and cool. Put back in refrigerator and allow to sit overnight.
• 1 hour before serving, take out and simmer again on the stove.
• Remove crabs to allow to cool. Serve sauce over spaghetti.
• Once the pasta course is complete, serve the whole crabs and pick out the meat. UNBELIEVABLE!

CHRISTMAS EVE CRAB SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Wash and clean and thoroughly drain shellfish. 2. Crush crabshell (only) and boil in 4 cups water for 2 hours. 3. Strain crabshell and keep all liquid. 4. Sautee onion and garlic in olive oil until transparent. Stir. 5. Add tomato puree and tomato paste. Sautee for few minutes. Stir. 6. Add 1 (15 oz can) water and 3 (6 oz) cans of water and the water left over from the crab shell. Stir. 7. Add salt and pepper to taste, parsley, oregano and bay leaf. Stir. 8. Bring to boil and simmer for 2 hours. Stir occasionally so it doesn't stick to bottom. 9. Add crab, shrimp and calamari and simmer for 2 minutes. Add basil. Stir. 10. Serve over thoroughly drained vermicelli. Make sure each dish gets a lot of shellfish on it. 11. Sprinkle with Romano cheese. Will Serve 8 people.