Steamed Blue Crabs
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Cooking:
40 min.
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Servings per container:
6
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Ingredients for - Steamed Blue Crabs

1. Beer - 3 cups
2. Distilled white vinegar - 3 cups
3. Seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®), divided - ¾ cup
4. Salt - ½ cup
5. Live blue crabs - 36

How to cook deliciously - Steamed Blue Crabs

1. Stage

Combine beer, vinegar, 1/2 cup seafood seasoning, and salt in a large stockpot over high heat. Bring to a strong simmer.

2. Stage

Right before cooking, carefully place each crab upside down and stick a knife through the shell, just behind the mouth.

3. Stage

Fit a screen over simmering beer mixture and layer crabs on the screen.

4. Stage

Cover and steam crabs until they turn bright orange and no blue-green color remains, 20 to 30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup seafood seasoning before serving.