Crab Boil

Name: Crab Boil
Ingredients: Water; 1 bouquet garni; 1/4 cup crab boil; 3 lemons, cut in half; 2 garlic heads, slit in half; 1 Blue Crab; 1 Dungeness Crab; 1 Green Shore Crab; 1 Stone Crab; 1 Common European Crab; 2 Queen Crab claws; 2 Snow Crab claws; 2 King or Alaskan claws

13 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

Water
1 bouquet garni
1/4 cup crab boil
3 lemons, cut in half
2 garlic heads, slit in half
1 Blue Crab
1 Dungeness Crab
1 Green Shore Crab
1 Stone Crab
1 Common European Crab
2 Queen Crab claws
2 Snow Crab claws
2 King or Alaskan claws

Directions

1

Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
2

Add bouquet garni, crab boil, lemons and garlic.
3

Add the largest of the crabs first adding the remainder of the crabs and removing the crabs as they become cooked.
4

In a sauce pan, melt 1/4 cup of butter with a few peeled garlic cloves.
5

Simmer the butter for 3-4 minutes in infuse the garlic into the butter.
6

Remove from the heat and discard the garlic cloves.
7

Serve immediately as a dipping sauce