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Jordan Quaglietta
Recipe: Delicious Steamed Dungeness Crab Legs with Herbed Butter

Recipe: Delicious Steamed Dungeness Crab Legs with Herbed Butter

Crab legs are quite a popular meal, especially among restaurants and homes along the Northwest coast where the Dungeness crab are caught. Eating crab legs is like an experience; you get to use tools, you get to learn about the specific ways of cracking the crab in the right places, and then you get your own meat out. It definitely takes some work...but it’s worth it! Live Dungeness crabs, which can be bought from Fathom Seafood out of Tacoma, Washington (or on their website), are ready to go in the pot and get cooking for the simple and delicious crab...

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Matthew Wei
Guy Fieri Serves Dungeness Crab every Christmas and so should you

Guy Fieri Serves Dungeness Crab every Christmas and so should you

Guy Fieri headshot Image rights to Food & Wine Magazine   Guy Fieri is no stranger to putting on a show and doing things his own way. With Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives he really showcases the local food scene and what each area does well. Even though he's from Columbus, Ohio, Fieri sticks to both traditional and new for the holidays. While serving the usual fare for Christmas, Guy Fieri always serves one dish to his family and friends each Christmas. Delicious Dungeness Crab.  “Christmas, here in NorCal, we’ve always got to have our Dungeness crab, which is in season,” Fieri says. ...

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How to Cook Live Dungeness Crab: Step by Step

How to Cook Live Dungeness Crab: Step by Step

Image Credit: Molly Watson via The Spruce  Whether you are a crab-cooking connoisseur, are switching from frozen crab to live, or are experimenting with cooking live Dungeness crab for the very first time—this article is for you. You will learn everything from the beginning stages of shipping and handling your crab to professionally plating it. Cooking live seafood can be nerve-wracking for some, but we’ll give you tips and tricks from experts to make your experience easier. Before you do any sort of cooking, it is best to prep; and when you’re working with live crab, you want to make...

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Easy Dungeness Crab Recipes To Do at Home 

Easy Dungeness Crab Recipes To Do at Home 

We hope you’re hungry for crab!  Dungeness crab has a sweet and even slightly nutty taste to it—and with the tender body meat long with the firm leg meat—you are bound to encounter numerous and tasty recipes that can be created from it.  In a previous article, you learned how to boil and steam Dungeness crab, as well as clean it properly to prepare to eat. Now you will learn some easy and delicious recipes that you can create from your live Dungeness crab.  Let’s get cooking!  Dungeness Crab Appetizers  You can use Dungeness crab to make amazing appetizers that...

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