4 quarts water
2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules
2 tablespoons beef bouillon granules
2 tablespoons seafood seasoning, or more to taste (recommended: Old Bay)
1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons sugar
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 soup crabs, or 3 small live crabs, cleaned and rinsed
3 cups canned diced tomatoes
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1 1/2 cups sliced carrots
1 1/2 cups diced celery
1 1/2 cups corn kernels, fresh or frozen
1 1/2 cups green beans, fresh or frozen
1 1/2 cups lima beans, fresh or frozen
1 cup diced cabbage
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
2 cups cubed red potato
1 pound lump crabmeat, picked free of any broken shells
1 pound claw crabmeat, picked free of any broken shells
Chopped fresh parsley leaves, for garnish