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Whole Blue Crabs Chesapeake-style
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2006
- Total Time:
- 20 min
- Prep:
- 10 min |
- Inactive Prep:
- -- |
- Cook:
- 10 min
- Level:
- Easy
- Yield:
- 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 bouquet garni (parsley, thyme, and bay leaf tied together)
- 1/4 cup seafood seasoning (recommended: Old Bay)
- 3 lemons, cut in 1/2
- 2 garlic heads, split in 1/2
- 6 whole blue crabs
- Cocktail sauce, for serving
Directions
In a large pot of boiling water, add bouquet garni, seasoning, lemon, and garlic. Add crabs and cover. Bring to a boil and cook until crab is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
Serve with cocktail sauce.
© Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2006