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Boiled Hard-Shell Blue Crabs

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Aug 25, 2017
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A true delicacy of the sea! Boil a bunch of fresh crabs, and have family and friends over for a fun peel-and-eat party.

Boiled Hard-Shell Blue Crabs

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 3
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Ingredients

  • Easy Cocktail Sauce, if desired
  • 4 quarts water
  • 16 live hard-shell blue crabs

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Make Cocktail Sauce.
  • Step 
    2
    Heat water to boiling in stockpot or canner. Drop 4 crabs at a time into water. Cover and heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Simmer 10 minutes; drain. Repeat with remaining crabs.
  • Step 
    3
    Follow directions for How to Eat Crabmeat. Serve with Cocktail Sauce.

Nutrition

100 Calories
2 g Total Fat
21 g Protein
0g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
100
Calories from Fat
20
Total Fat
2 g
Saturated Fat
0g
Cholesterol
105 mg
Sodium
290 mg
Potassium
340 mg
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Dietary Fiber
0g
Protein
21 g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
2%
2%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
3 Very Lean Meat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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