Simple Steamed Dungeness Crab

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Prep Time: 45 minutes
Serves: 2 people

Ingredients

Two Cleaned Crab Halves (one whole)

One Tb Sea Salt

Four Tb Old Bay Seasoning

5 Cloves of Garlic

1/2 Stick of butter

Preparation

Bring one inch of water to boil in a large pot with a steam tray and add one tablespoon of Sea Salt and 4 tbls. of Old Bay Seasoning

Place the cleaned crab halfves in the pot and cover for 10 minutes. If you have more crab to steam, add an extra 5 minutes.  (You can also add other herbs at this time like fresh basil)

While the cooked crab is cooling, Make a nice garlic butter for dipping. Peel and chop the garlic and sauté in butter until it becomes lightly brown.

Crack over a cutting board to reduce the mess. Make sure to remove all small pieces of shell. For claws that are difficult to crack, a nut cracker or mallet can be helpful.

 

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