new orleans crab boil

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  • Number of Servings: 1
Ingredients
Salt1 bouquet garni (parsley, thyme, and bay leaf tied together)1/2 cup crab boil3 lemons, cut in 1/22 garlic heads, split in 1/2, plus 3 cloves, peeled5 whole ears corn, shucked1 pound andouille sausage, cut into 3-inch long pieces6 whole blue crabs1 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.
Serving Size: makes 10 servings

Servings Per Recipe: 1
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 0.3
  • Total Fat: 0.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 0.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 0.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
  • Protein: 0.0 g

Member Reviews
  • GG_6225
    The nutritional info above only includes shrimp. A quick estimate shows if this recipe is divided into 8 servings, there are at least 224 calories 11 g fat and over 10 g carbs. - 2/12/12