Whole Blue Crabs New Orleans-style
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 523
- Total Fat
- 39
- Saturated Fat
- 18
- Carbohydrates
- 31
- Dietary Fiber
- 4
- Sugar
- 6
- Protein
- 18
- Cholesterol
- 101
- Sodium
- 771
- Total: 25 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 15 min
Ingredients
Salt
1 bouquet garni (parsley, thyme, and bay leaf tied together)
1/2 cup crab boil
3 lemons, cut in 1/2
2 garlic heads, split in 1/2, plus 3 cloves, peeled
5 whole ears corn, shucked
1 pound andouille sausage, cut into 3-inch long pieces
6 whole blue crabs
1 stick unsalted butter
Directions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add bouquet garni, crab boil, lemons, halved garlic, corn, and sausage. Add blue crabs and cover. Cook for 10 minutes or until crab is cooked through.
- In a small saute pan over medium heat, melt butter with the 3 peeled garlic cloves. Simmer the butter for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and discard the garlic cloves.
- Remove the crabs, corn, and sausage from the crab boil and serve on newspaper, with butter sauce over top.