American-Style Crab Boil
American-Style Crab Boil
Ingredients
- 1 litre (4 cups) water
- 1 litre (4 cups) fingerling potatoes, halved
- 2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) salt
- 2 live snow crabs, at least 1 kg (2 lb) each (see note)
- 2 lemons, scrubbed clean, halved and seeded
- 75 ml (1/3 cup) Old Bay spices
- 280 g (10 oz) smoked Kielbasa sausage, cut into chunks
- 750 ml (3 cups) trimmed yellow beans
- 375 g (3/4 lb) unpeeled large raw shrimp, deveined
Instructions
- Install a steamer basket at the bottom of a large 12litre (3gallon) pot. Add the water. Cover and bring to a boil.
- Add the potatoes and salt. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add the crabs and lemons. Sprinkle with 60 ml (1/4 cup) of the Old Bay spice mixture. Cover and cook for 10 minutes.
- Add the sausage and beans. Cover and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
- Add the shrimp, sprinkle with the remaining Old Bay spices (15 ml / 1 tbsp). Cover and cook for 5 more minutes or until the shrimp are cooked. Adjust the seasoning.
- Place the crab and the remaining ingredients in one or two large serving plates. Drizzle with the cooked lemon’s juice and some of the cooking liquid.
American-Style Crab Boil