Recipe
- 3 dozen live blue crabs
- 6 quarts water
- Old Bay Seafood Seasoning (or other)
- salt
Season and salt water according to seasoning package directions. Bring to rolling boil. Place crabs in water. Cover and boil until crabs reach an internal temperature of 158° F and remain there for at least 1 minute, about 15 minutes.
Contributed by Joyce Taylor From: Mariner’s Menu: 30 Years of Fresh Seafood Ideas
DID YOU KNOW?
In NC, it is illegal to possess immature female crabs at any time. Females can spawn up to 3 million eggs!
Erika Young, Coastal and Marine Education Specialist
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