Secret Recipe: Roasted Dungeness from Scoma's

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When Scoma's opened in 1965 in Fisherman's Wharf, the owners (brothers Joe and Al Scoma) based their menu on some of their mother's favorite recipes. This one is a classic and a great basic guide to roasting Dungeness (season's up in June, by the way) that you can riff off of with whatever spices you have in the cupboard. If you've never worked with crab before, ask your fishmonger to clean and crack it for you.

1 whole Dungeness crab, cleaned and cracked

3 large garlic cloves, chopped and lightly browned

3 ounces (about 6 tablespoons) extra virgin olive oil

1⁄2 lemon

1/8 teaspoon salt and ground pepper

1 teaspoon fresh Italian parsley, chopped

2 lemon wedges

1. Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees

2. Place cracked crab in a heavy skillet that fits inside the oven.

3. Combine garlic and olive oil and pour over crab. Add salt and pepper and toss well.

4. Roast in oven for 12-15 minutes.

5. Remove from oven and squeeze lemon over crab. Garnish with parsley and lemon wedges. Serve in a large bowl with a crab fork.

Carefully clean the live Dungeness Crab. Drop into a large pot of salted boiling water. Par cook for 5-6 minutes. Remove from the pot and let cool. Once the crab has cooled enough to handle, remove the top shell and quarter the body. Using a kitchen mallet, crack the legs and claws but do not remove the meat.garmin gps

By Derlierpro ssy (not verified) on December 06, 2011

I tried this for New Years Eve dinner and everyone thought the flavor really came through. I roasted just the legs and saved the rest for a crab coconut curry and perhaps some crab cakes. Thanks for an easy and yummy recipe!

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By computer cases (not verified) on October 06, 2011

We had very high hopes for this restaurant as it has great ratings on every site we could find. It was overcrowded, we were seated back to back with another couple. Everyone that passed bumped into us or hit our chairs.

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By Derlierprossy (not verified) on August 04, 2011

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By joeny (not verified) on February 20, 2011

BOOM! Roasted!

By Anonymous (not verified) on February 18, 2011

Some secret, even two years ago

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A new crab dish just in time for crab season, from a San Francisco mainstay. Exec. Chef Steve Scarabosio of Scoma's Restaurant shares this delightful recipe.

Recipe: Scoma's whole roasted cracked Dungeness crab
INGREDIENTS:
(Per each whole crab)
1 Whole Dungeness Crab (cleaned and cracked: ask your fishmonger to do it for you)
3 large garlic cloves - chopped and lightly browned
2-3 oz extra virgin olive oil
1-2 lemon - freshly juiced
1/8 tsp salt and ground pepper
1 tsp fresh Italian parsley - chopped
2 lemon wedges

PROCEDURE:
1. Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Place cracked crab in a heavy skillet that fits inside the oven
3. Mix olive oil and garlic and pour over crab, add salt and pepper, then toss well.
4. Roast in oven for 12-15 minutes
5. Remove from oven and squeeze a 1?2 fresh lemon over crab (should be steaming as you do this).
6. Garnish the Whole Roasted Cracked Dungeness Crab with fresh chopped Italian parsley and lemon wedge.
7. Serve in a large bowl with crab crackers and crab fork.

By Anonymous (not verified) on February 18, 2011