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Emeril's Crab Boil
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, courtesy MSLO, Inc.
- Total Time:
- 40 min
- Prep:
- 10 min |
- Inactive Prep:
- -- |
- Cook:
- 30 min
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Yield:
- 4 to 8 servings, depending on the size of the crabs
Ingredients
- 8 pounds live crabs (blue, golden, or stone)
- 1 head garlic, halved
- 1 cup crab boil seasoning, plus more for serving (recommended: Old Bay)
- 2 lemons, halved and squeezed into pot
- 1 bottle of beer
Directions
Bring a 12-quart pot of water to a boil. Add the garlic, crab boil seasoning, lemons, and beer. Using tongs, add the crabs one at a time to the pot. Cover and return the pot to a boil and continue to boil for 20 minutes.
Remove the crabs one at a time with the tongs to a serving platter. Sprinkle with more crab boil seasoning, serve, and enjoy.
© Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, courtesy MSLO, Inc.