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Wok-Fried Dungeness Crab
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2006
Show:  Emeril Live
Episode:  Emeril's Crab Fest
Wok-Fried Dungeness Crab
1 1/2 cups fish stock
1/4 cup dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons lime juice
1/2 cup sherry
1 cup fermented black beans, rinsed
1/4 cup chopped cashews
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/2 cup chopped cilantro leaves
1 pound cleaned Dungeness or jumbo lump crabmeat
1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water
1/4 cup peanut oil
5 garlic cloves, chopped
2-inch piece fresh ginger, grated
1 Thai chile pepper, minced
4 Dungeness crabs, 1 1/2 pounds each, cleaned and broken into pieces
6 heads baby bok choy, halved and steamed

In a large skillet, combine fish stock, soy, lime juice, sherry, black beans, cashews, green onions, and cilantro. Simmer for 5 minutes or until sauce is starting to thicken. Add the cleaned crabmeat and cornstarch mixture and cook for 1 minute.

Meanwhile, in a large wok over high heat, add the peanut oil. When oil is hot, add the garlic, ginger, chile, and crab pieces and stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes.

Serve crab pieces with sauce over top and steamed bok choy on the side. Be careful to not to eat any pieces of shell!

Other Recipes from this Episode
Lump Blue Crab Salad
Lump Peekytoe Salad
Jonah Claws with Sherry
Whole Blue Crabs New Orleans-style
Whole Blue Crabs Chesapeake-style
Drunken Alaskan King Crab Legs

Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Intermediate
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Yield: about 6 servings

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