Liz and Tom's Crab Boil

Title:
Liz and Tom's Crab Boil

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Main
Dishes,
Dish




Ingredients:





    24    Live blue crabs


     5    Potatoes; cubed


          Corn on the cob





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INGREDIENTS------------------------------


     1    Whole galangal leaf


     2    Bay leaves


     2    Stalks celery; chopped


     5    Spring onions; chopped


     1    Jalapeno pepper; chopped


     1    Orange; cut in quarters


     1    Lemon; cut in quarters


          Garlic powder


          Onion powder


          Paprika


          Cayenne powder


          Black pepper


          Worcestershire sauce


          Nuoc mam


          Tabasco sauce


     1    Sprig parsley


          Water





 Place boil ingredients in the bottom of your three-chambered boiler/steamer


 and bring to a steady boil. Line the center basket with cubed potatoes and


 corn on the cob. When the potatoes and corn are nearly done, put crabs in


 the top chamber. Continue cooking for an additional 5 minutes. Remove crabs


 and vegetables and serve immediately.


 Posted to EAT-L Digest 07 Aug 96


 


 Date:    Thu, 8 Aug 1996 11:56:31 -0700


 


 From:    Tom Solomon 


 NOTES : This recipe requires a two-basket steamer--I use a Mehu-Maija.