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- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- From: japlady@nwu.edu
- Subject: Maryland Steamed Crabs
- Message-ID: <arielleD0rK1u.G69@netcom.com>
- Organization: Engineering International Inc., Public Internet Access
- Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 19:13:06 GMT
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- MARYLAND STEAMED CRABS
- Preparation time: 20 minutes
- Cooking time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 6 to 8 servings
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- Cooking time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 6 to 8 servings
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- 1 cup coarse (kosher) salt
- 2 tablespoons cracked pepper
- 1 tablespoon each: celery salt, dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon each: ground red pepper, celery seeds, ground ginger, paprika
- 2 cups each: cider vinegar, water
- 3 dozen live blue crabs
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- 1. Mix the salt and seasonings together in a bowl.
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- 2. Place a rack at least 2 inches off the bottom of a large, non-reactivepot.
- Pour in the vinegar and water, which should stay below the level of
- the rack. 3. Place about 6 crabs on the rack and sprinkle with 3
- tablespoons of the seasoning; add another 6 crabs, sprinkle with another 2
- to 3 tablespoons of seasonings and continue until all of the crabs and
- seasonings are in the pot.
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- 4. Heat the liquid to a boil, cover, reduce the heat to a simmer and steam
- until the crabs turn red, no longer than 20 minutes.
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- 5. Transfer to large platters or butcher paper and serve.
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