Boiled Crabs Recipe

• 2 x Lemons, quartered
• 8 x New red potatoes
• 4 x Small ears fresh corn
• 4 x Small yellow onions
• 1 c. Salt
• 1/2 c. Grnd red pepper
• 1/2 c. Grnd white pepper
• 1/2 c. Grnd black pepper
• 12 x Live blue crabs

1. Fill a large (10-qt) stockpot one-third full with water.
2. Add in the lemons, potatoes, corn, onions, salt, and peppers.
3. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
4. Let boil for 10 min.
5. Add in the crabs, (if blue crabs are not available, substitute other small to medium crabs), cover, and return to boil.
6. Once steam starts to escape from under the cover, let cook for 15 min.
7. Turn off the heat and let sit, covered, for 10 min more.
8. Alex Patout's "Cajun Home Cooking" Published by Randon House Alex says,
9. "Serves 2 Cajuns, 4 elsewhere."
10. He writes, "We like to lay out the crabs and vegetables on a large table covered with lots of paper and have a feast."

lemons, new red potatoes, corn, yellow onions, salt, red pepper, white pepper, black pepper, crabs

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/boiled-crabs-88719 (may not work)