dungeness crab boil

Name: Dungeness Crab Boil
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 - dungeness crab; 1/3 cup(s) old bay seasoning; 4 tablespoon(s) sea salt; 2 - lemons optional; 1/4 pound(s) butter melted for dipping optional; - water, boiling

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Lou Kostura

Cleveland, OH

Updated on Dec 2, 2013

Living in the San Francisco Bay Area every November brings crab season and something I look forward to each year. Many people buy crab pre-cooked, however they are so easy to cook yourself and it really is the only way to know that you have a truly fresh crab. Dungeness Crab is one of the best tasting crabs I've eaten. I like it even more than King Crab. If you can get your hands on some of these critters, grab them from behind (they can't reach your fingers this way) and boil them up for some good eats. Usually about 1 to 1 1/2 crabs per person. The bigger ones run around 2 pounds each.

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prep time

cook time 15 Min

method Stove Top

yield 2 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 - dungeness crab
1/3 cup old bay seasoning
4 tablespoons sea salt
2 - lemons optional
1/4 pound butter melted for dipping optional
- water, boiling

How To Make dungeness crab boil

Step 1

add water, salt and old bay to a large stock pot and bring to hard boil ( i use a 24 quart pot )

Step 2

drop crab and return to a boil
Step 3

boil 15 minutes, remove, let cool to touch. clean, crack and serve with lemon and butter. I prefer mine cold with a nice salad and a San Francisco sour dough baguette.
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