Title: Wolfgang Puck's Crab and Black Beans
Categories: Seafood
Yield: 1 Servings

1	tb	Chinese black beans
1/3	c	Sake
1/3	c	Chicken stock
1	tb	Soy sauce
2	ts	Fresh Ginger
		;grated
1	tb	Dark sesame oil
2	lb	Crab, whole
2		Scallions
		;thinly sliced
1/2	bn	Garlic chives
		;thinly sliced
4	tb	Unsalted butter

Mix togther beans, sake, stock,soy sauce and ginger. Set aside for at least an hour. Heat saute pan (large enough to fit whole crab) until very hot. Add oil and saute crab briefly to coat with oil. Transfer apnn to oven for 10-12 minutes, until the crab is bright red. Remove from oven and cool. Remove the top shell of the crab in one piece. Cut into quarters. Deglaze pan with sake mixture, then add chives, scallions and butter. Add crab and toss over medium heat until sauce thickens and adheres to crab. Arrange quarters on serving plate, placing top shell on top (this is suppposed to make it look like a whole crab again).

Typed for you by Joan Mershon

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