Name: Cracked Crab with Caviar Dipping Sauce
Yield: Makes 2 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup sour cream; 1/3 cup mayonnaise; 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; Hot pepper sauce; 2 ounces imported black caviar; 2 cooked whole Dungeness crabs, legs and body separated, cracked; Toasted sourdough bread

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Cracked Crab with Caviar Dipping SauceBrian Leatart

For the start or close of a millennium (or almost any other significant occasion), this is an opulent but fuss-free combination. Purchase the crabs from a busy fishmonger to ensure absolute freshness. Inexpensive caviar (which is often dyed) can turn the dipping sauce gray; invest a little more if you can. Champagne — not too dry — is naturally the beverage of choice.

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