Florida Seafood Recipe

Seafood-4085

Ingredients
24	live Florida blue crabs
6 quarts	boiling water
1/3 cup	salt

Preparation
Place live crabs in boiling, salted water. Cover and return to the boiling point. Reduce heat, simmer for 12-15 minutes. Drain. Rinse in cold water. Serve hot or cold. Crabs may be boiled in seasoned water by using a commercially packaged blend of spices designed for boiling crab. Crabs may be cleaned prior to cooking; cook only the claws and inner skeleton, or pod, which contain the white body meat. Cooking time should be reduced 5-7 minutes. Crabs may be steamed by placing them in a steamer over boiling water. Sprinkle with Tabasco and vinegar, cover the pot, and steam about 10 minutes. Yield 6 servings