Digest Recipes: Culinary Inspiration

Dungeness Crab (Roll)

Dungeness Crab (Roll)

Recipe by Andrew Cayuela

Ingredients

  • 1 oz fresh tarragon  

  • 8 oz- fresh crab (per sandwich) 

  • ½ lb- good butter, unsalted 

  • ¼ C- capers 

  • 1C- mayonnaise 

  • ¼ C- old bay 

  • 1T – hot sauce tobacco is great for this 

  • 2 T- fresh cracked black pepper 

  • ¼ C- lemon juice 

  • 4- demi baguette, or one full size if you want to cut it.  

  • 3 C- arugula 

  • Sea salt to taste 

  • Tools
  • Cutting board 

  • Knife 

  • Stockpot 

  • Small sauce pot 

  • Small bowl

Method

  • Sweat tarragon in a bit of water with salt to bloom the flavor.
  • Combine mayo, lemon, tarragon and black pepper and chill.   
  • In a large stock pot, poach crab for about 7-8 minutes, remove, chill and de-shell.
  • In a small sauce pot, begin melting butter with a bit of fresh tarragon.
  • Slice and toast baguette with a bit of olive oil.
  • Once the tarragon is melted add in crab meat, basting while heating.
  • In a small bowl, toss arugula with a bit of lemon and olive oil.
  • Dress baguette with tarragon mayo assemble the sandwich.
  • Very Important: watch intently as your dinner guest lights up with joy.

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