Brown-Butter Crab Roll
Luxurious crab rolls featuring sweet, tender crabmeat sautéed in nutty brown butter and seasoned with Old Bay, served on toasted buns and finished with fresh chives and lemon.
Ingredients
- •½ cup unsalted butter
- •4 pieces hot dog buns
- •1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- •1 pound fresh crabmeat
- •1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- •2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- •¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- •1 tablespoon sliced chives
- •1 serving lemon wedges
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Heat a medium skillet over medium. Spread 2 Tbsp. butter on cut sides of each bun. Toast buns, cut side down, working in batches if necessary, until golden brown, about 2 minutes per batch. Set buns aside and wipe out skillet.
4 min
- 2.
Melt remaining 6 Tbsp. butter in same skillet over medium heat. Continue to cook until butter foams, smells nutty, and turns caramel-colored, about 5 minutes. Add Old Bay seasoning, then gently fold in crabmeat and Worcestershire (mixture might spatter). Cook, stirring occasionally, until crabmeat is heated through, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice and salt.
8 min
- 3.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer crab mixture to buns and top with chives. Serve with lemon wedges alongside.
3 min
