Alaska Dungeness Crab with Champagne Dipping Sauce

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Alaska Dungeness Crab with Champagne Dipping Sauce

Perfect for special event dinners that demand an elegant, upscale plate presentation.

Serves: 24


	Ingredients 3/4 cup butter 3/4 cup flour 2 qt fish or chicken stock 4 cups dry champagne 1 cup garlic chives, chopped (24) whole Alaska Dungeness crab, 2 to 3 lb, thawed if necessary

Method

Make Champagne Dipping Sauce
Melt butter in large saucepan; stir in flour. Add stock and bring to simmer; stir in champagne and cook until heated through. Remove from heat; stir in chives. Keep warm.

Remove back from crab and scrub with stiff brush to remove insides and gills. Remove legs from shoulders. Place crab in steamer for 4 minutes or until heated.

For each serving, plate 1 crab; serve with 1/2 cup champagne dipping sauce. Yield: 24 (1-crab) servings.