Fresh Crab Cocktail

Ingredients:

COCKTAIL SAUCE

2 cups tomato sauce

2 tablespoons horseradish (fresh if available)

2 tablespoons burgundy wine -- (optional)

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon salt

CRAB COCKTAIL

2 whole fresh Dugeness crabs cleaned and cracked Shredded fresh icebury lettuce

2 fresh lemons quartered

For the Cocktail Sauce: Combine all ingredients by hand and chill thoroughly.

For the Crab Cocktail: Line a serving bowl with the shredded lettuce.  Arrange a cracked crab attractively on top of lettuce and garnish with lemon quarters.

Serve cocktail sauce in separate bowl.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

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