Stone Crab Season - Sauce Recipes

Stone Crab Season, one of our favorite times of the year, is October 15th, and we cannot wait until they start pulling traps. There are so many ways to eat stone crabs; you can make them into a dip, put it in mac n’ cheese, or, our favorite, crack them and enjoy them just as they come. But you can’t forget the sauces! Check out our two favorite sauce recipes that go perfect with fresh claws.

Mustard Sauce:

Ingredients

· 1/2 cup mayonnaise

· 1 tablespoon dijon mustard

· 1/2 lemon juiced

· 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce

· hot sauce to taste

Instructions

In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, worstershire sauce and lemon juice. Add hot sauce to taste and whisk to combine. Refrigerate until you're ready to serve.

Butter Sauce: 

Ingredients

· ½ Stick of butter 

Instructions 

Heat butter until melted into liquid. (Microwave or stove). Enjoy! 

Bonus: HOW TO CRACK THE STONE CRABS WITH A SPOON:

· Hold a dishtowel in your non dominant hand. Place a crab claw in the dish towel and using the back of a heavy metal spoon, whack the claw in several places to crack the shell.

· You want to make sure you've cracked it in enough spots that you'll be able to get the meat out, while simultaneously being careful not to crush the shell.

· Enjoy!