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Steamed Blue Crabs
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Prep Time:
40 minutes
40 minutes
Cook Time:
25 minutes
25 minutes
Total Time:
65 minutes
65 minutes
Steam blue crabs in a flavor-packed brew of beer, vinegar, salt, and Old Bay, then serve on a fun and easy-to-clean newspaper lining.
Ingredients:
- 3 cups beer
- 3 cups distilled white vinegar
- 0.75 cup seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®), divided
- 0.5 cup salt
- 36 live blue crabs
Instructions:
- In a large stockpot over high heat, combine beer, vinegar, 1/2 cup seafood seasoning, and salt and bring to a vigorous simmer.
- Before cooking, gently invert each crab and insert a knife through the shell, just behind the mouth.
- Place a screen over the gently simmering beer mixture and arrange the crabs on top of the screen.
- Steam the crabs until they become bright orange and lose their blue-green color for 20 to 30 minutes. Just before serving, sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup of seafood seasoning.
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