Pickled Crabs

Name: Pickled Crabs
Ingredients: crabs; salt; pepper; bay leaves; lemon; crab boil; cloves; 1 or 2 lemons; 2 or 3 onions; 3 stalks celery; 2 c. cooking oil; 1 c. vinegar

12 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

crabs
salt
pepper
bay leaves
lemon
crab boil
cloves
1 or 2 lemons
2 or 3 onions
3 stalks celery
2 c. cooking oil
1 c. vinegar

Directions

1

Boil crabs as usual with salt, pepper, bay leaves, lemon, a few cloves (whole) and crab boil.
2

Clean crabs by removing backs and inedible parts.
3

Break in half and remove claws.
4

Put crab halves and claws into a gallon glass jar.
5

Combine lemon (rind, too), onions, celery, oil and vinegar in a blender.
6

Blend together. Pour mixture over crabs.
7

Let stand overnight to coat and season. Shake occasionally.