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Blue Crab
Blue Crab - Maryland steamed blue crab is the best way of cooking Chesapeake Bay crabs. This easy recipe with Old Bay takes 30 mins and so delicious!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 183 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 blue crabs
- water
- vinegar
- 1 tbsp Old Bay seasoning
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- Lemon wedges
Instructions
- Rinse the blue crab under cold running water. If the surface is dirty, use a brush to scrub the body and rinse well.
- To kill the crab before steaming, insert a chopstick or a chef's knife into the middle of the crab's back.
- In a pot with a raised rack (at least 2 inches/5 cm high), add equal parts water and vinegar until just below the level of the rack. Bring to a boil.
- Carefully layer the crabs on the rack, sprinkling each layer with Old Bay Seasoning. Cover the pot and steam for 20 to 30 minutes, depending on the size of the crabs, until the shells turn orange.
- Remove the blue crabs from the steamer and serve immediately with melted butter and lemon wedges.
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Notes
- Adapted from: McCormick
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
183kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
22g
(44%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
137mg
(46%)
Sodium
931mg
(39%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 183
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 183kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Cholesterol | 137mg | 46% |
| Sodium | 931mg | 39% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.