The much-anticipated Dungeness crab season is upon us! There’s nothing like freshly cooked crab that yields sweet white meat after only briefly boiling them. Here’s a simple, delicious way to prepare them; if you’re not using the crab meat in a recipe, add fresh herbs to melted butter for an easy dipping sauce.
Boiled Fresh Crab
This method also works for cooking lobsters: Cover the lobsters by 2 inches of cool water and add 1 1/2 tsp. salt per quart of water. Let small ones steep for 10 minutes; larger ones, 15.
- 8 qt. cool water
- 1/4 cup kosher salt
- 2 live Dungeness crabs, about 2 pounds each (or 12 hard-shelled blue crabs)
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2 comments
Thank you so much! It was the first time my 14th years old daughter and me tried to cook a crab!🦀
How many oz. per person when serving crab?