Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Seasoned Crab Legs (Soslu Yengec Bacagi)

1 lb snow crab/Alaskan king crab legs
1 tsp paprika
½ tsp cumin
4 cloves garlic, minced
½ tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp salt to taste
2-3 Tbsp lemon juice
¼ cup butter
1-2 cup hot water

Butter Sauce:
½ cup butter, melted
1 Tbsp lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste

If desired cut a slit, length-wise, into the shell of each piece of crab. Otherwise, place all the crab clusters into a pot and add the other ingredients. Make sure the water half covers the crab clusters. Bring to a boil and close the lid. Steam for about 6-7 minutes over low-medium heat.
Serve hot with the butter dipping sauce.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg yengec/Alaska yengec bacagi
1 tatli kasigi kirmizi toz biber
½ tatli kasigi kimyon
4 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
½ tatli kasigi kara biber
½ yemek kasigi tuz
2-3 yemek kasigi limon suyu
¼ su bardagi tereyagi
1-2 su bardagi sicak su

Tereyag Sosu:
½ su bardagi tereyagi, eritilmis
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
Tuz ve karabiber

Arzu edereseniz yengec bacaklarinin boyuna dogru bicakla bir cizik atin. Ya da oldugu gibi buyuk bir tencereye alin. Diger malzemeleri ilave edin ve harmanlayin. Yengec bacaklarinin yarisina kadar sicak suyu ilave edin ve sonra kaynamasini bekleyin. Kapagi kapali olarak kisik ateste 6-7 dakika pisirin.
Tereyag sosu ile birlikte sicak servis edin.
AFIYET OLSUN

1 comment:

Platanos Mangoes & Me said...

My friend: If you only knew how addicted I am to these...Thanks for a different take...