Paula Deen's Boiled Crabs In Garlic Butter

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 live blue crabs
• 2 tablespoons old bay seasoning
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh garlic
• 1 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot drop crabs into boiling water, making sure water covers the crabs.
• 2 add old bay and salt to boiling water and crabs.
• 3 cook until crabs are red, approximately 10 minutes.
• 4 let crabs cool to the touch.
• 5 remove the lungs (they can be found by lifting the back shell up, they look like"fingers").
• 6 leave any roe in there and also leave the claws attached.
• 7 crack crabs down the middle, making 2 pieces of each crab.
• 8 in a deep skillet, melt the butter and add garlic and parsley (i always add a little tony cacheres or cayenne too).
• 9 place the crabs in the butter mixture, coating them and then place on a platter.
• 10 pour remaining butter from skillet onto the crabs before serving.
• 11 serve with bread to sop up the extra butter on the platter.