Joe's Crab Shack
Barbecued Alaskan King Crab

Ingredients

• 1 onion, quartered
• 1 1/2 cups white wine vinegar
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup apple juice
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon celery seed
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne, or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 3 1/2 pounds Alaskan king crab

Instructions

1. In a blender or food processor, puree onion with vinegar until smooth.
2. Add ketchup, apple juice, brown sugar, oil, mustard, celery seed, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, garlic, cayenne and turmeric and blend well.
3. Transfer mixture to a medium nonreactive saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, stirring frequently for 20 minutes until sauce is slightly thickened.
4. Let cool.
5. Remove crab from shells. Wash and pat dry.
6. Over hot coals, cook on an oiled grill set four to six inches from the coals.
7. Brush crabmeat often with sauce, and turn once.
8. Cook for four to six minutes on each side, until tender.

Notes

The sauce can be prepared up to a week in advance and kept in a covered jar in the refrigerator.

Attribution

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - June 28, 2000