Boiled Crabs

Name: Boiled Crabs
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 lemons, quartered; 8 red potatoes; 4 ears fresh corn; 4 small yellow onions; 1 cup salt; 1/2 cup red pepper, Ground; 1/2 cup white pepper, Ground; 1/2 cup black pepper, Ground; 12 live blue crabs

Submitted by riffraff

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2 lemons, quartered
8 red potatoes
4 ears fresh corn
4 small yellow onions
1 cup salt
¹⁄₂ cup red pepper, Ground
¹⁄₂ cup white pepper, Ground
¹⁄₂ cup black pepper, Ground
12 live blue crabs

directions

Fill a large (10-quart) stockpot one-third full with water.
Add the lemons, potatoes, corn, onions, salt, and peppers.
Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
Let boil for 10 minutes.
Add the crabs, (if blue crabs are not available, substitute other small to medium crabs), cover, and return to boil.
Once steam starts to escape from under the cover, let cook for 15 minutes.
Turn off the heat and let sit, covered, for 10 minutes more.