Crab sauce recipes

Crab and cucumber rolls are a no-cook appetizer with seasoned crab salad stuffed inside hollowed-out cucumber and sliced into elegant bite-sized rounds. Cool, crisp, and ready in minutes.

Seafood gumbo loaded with shrimp, crab, and five pounds of okra smothered with tomatoes, garlic, and hot sauce. An authentic okra-thickened Cajun gumbo, no roux needed.

Louisiana-style deviled crab baked in individual shells with a creamy white sauce, Worcestershire, hot sauce, and buttery breadcrumb topping. A Creole classic ready in 40 minutes.

Hot crabmeat dip baked with cream cheese, Worcestershire sauce, and lemon juice until bubbly and gooey. Just 4 ingredients and 30 minutes for an easy party appetizer.

Crab and shrimp baked in a sharp cheddar cheese sauce with a hit of hot sauce, topped with more melted cheddar and served over steaming rice. Southern-style seafood comfort.

Louisiana-style crawfish boil for 50 pounds of live mudbugs, purged and soaked in a spicy bath of crab boil, cayenne, hot sauce, lemons, and garlic. Feed the whole neighborhood.

Crab casserole with white sauce, separated eggs, and hot sauce, baked until puffed and golden. A souffle-style seafood dish with just six ingredients.

A great quick spread with a little bite for a summer get together

Crab and avocado salad with a spicy picante-mayo dressing, sliced olives, and hard-boiled egg garnish. A no-cook Tex-Mex-style crab salad served in avocado halves that comes together in 20 minutes.

Butter-sauteed crab meat with tarragon vinegar, parsley, and garlic served with cocktail sauce and lemon. A simple Long Island-style crab dish ready in 15 minutes.

Soft shell crabs stuffed with cheese, breaded, and baked in tomato sauce until crispy on top and melty inside. A Chesapeake Bay classic that's easier than frying.

Whole lobsters split and stuffed with crab meat, buttery bread crumbs, tomalley, and coral for the ultimate seafood feast. A New England classic that's worth every minute of prep.

Cocktail crab dip blends flaked crab meat with cream cheese, ketchup, horseradish, and hot sauce for a creamy, tangy party dip. No cooking, ready in 15 minutes.

Chesapeake restaurant crab cakes: Maryland-style crab cakes bound with egg, mayo, dry mustard, and just a light breadcrumb coat. Almost all crab, pan-fried in butter until golden. The real deal.

Hot crab dip with cream cheese, half-and-half, lemon, and Worcestershire warmed together in 15 minutes. Old-school chafing dish appetizer that pairs perfectly with buttery Ritz crackers.

Crispy bacon-wrapped crab rolls broiled to golden, smoky goodness in just 10 minutes. A quick, crowd-pleasing appetizer with bright lemon and Worcestershire kick.