Asian Grilled Snow Crab, Asian Noodle Salad

Asian Grilled Snow Crab

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1 pound Snow crab, in shell (or dungeness, king crab, or shell on 1-pound (26-30) shrimp for substitute) (HEB Seafood Department)
• 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 1tablespoon chile hot sauce (Sriracha)
• 3 tablespoons black bean garlic paste
• 1/4 dry white wine (HEB Cooking Connections)
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted
• 2 tablespoons green onions, sliced

Directions:

1. Heat grill to med-high heat
2. Add hoisin, sriracha, black bean paste, and white wine and heat until bubbly. Take off heat and add sesame oil.
3. Crack crab shells in multiple areas to allow sauce to enter shell without crab falling out.
4. Toss the crab in canola oil and add to grill and cook 5-10 minutes.
5. Drizzle with sauce and remove from grill to plate and garnish with sesame seeds and green onions.

Asian Noodle Salad

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Serves 4

Ingredients: 

• 1 package soba noodles
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 3 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon hot chili oil
• 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
• 5 tablespoon Octtavio Extra Virgin Olive Oil (HEB Cooking Connection)
• 2 carrots, thinly sliced
• 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
• 5 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced napa cabbage
• 1/2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced bok choy
• 3 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
• 3 tablespoons sesame seeds, for garnish
• 4 tablespoons unsalted peanuts, for garnish

Directions:

1. In a medium stock pot, boil water, add salt and cook noodles.  When finished, place noodles in an ice bath to cool.  Drain and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl combine, sesame oil, vinegar, hot chili oil, hoisin and olive oil.  Mix thoroughly and the combine prepared vegetables and noodles.
3. Garnish with sesame seeds and peanuts.