Boiled Crabs

Servings: 4
Ingredients:

2 ea Lemons, quartered
8 ea New red potatoes
4 ea Small ears fresh corn
4 ea Small yellow onions
1 c  Salt
1/2 c  Ground red pepper
1/2 c  Ground white pepper
1/2 c  Ground black pepper
12 ea Live blue crabs

Fill a large (10-quart) stockpot one-third full with
water. Add the lemons, potatoes, corn, onions, salt,
and peppers. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
Let boil for 10 minutes. Add the crabs, (if blue
crabs are not available, substitute other small to
medium crabs), cover, and return to boil. Once steam
starts to escape from under the cover, let cook for 15
minutes. Turn off the heat and let sit, covered, for
10 minutes more. From Alex Patout’s ‘Cajun Home
Cooking’ Published by Randon House Alex says, ‘Serves
2 Cajuns, 4 elsewhere.’ He writes, ‘We like to lay
out the crabs and vegetables on a large table covered
with lots of paper and have a feast.’

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