Boiled crabs
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:
- 2 ea Lemons quartered 1/2 c Ground red pepper
- 8 ea New red potatoes 1/2 c Ground white pepper
- 4 ea Small ears fresh corn 1/2 c Ground black pepper
- 4 ea Small yellow onions 12 ea Live blue crabs
- 1 c Salt
Instructions:
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.
