Boiled crab

Yield: 6 Servings

Measure Ingredient
1 \N Dozen crabs
1½ gallon Water
½ \N Box salt
2 \N Onions; quartered
3 \N Lemons; quartered
1 \N Bag crab boil
1 \N Bay leaf
1 \N Whole garlic; halved
1 \N Bottle (small) hot pepper sauce
1 \N Green pepper; halved
3 \N Ribs celery

Combine all ingredients except crabs and boil for 1 to 1-½ hours. Purge crabs in fresh running water. Put purged crabs in brew and cover. Let come to a boil. Boil for 20 minutes. Turn off fire and let soak for 10 minutes.

Crabs will be very peppery. If less peppery crabs are desired, use less hot pepper sauce.

From <A Taste of Louisiana>. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

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