If your platter is big enough, you can lay your crabs on it too, or put them on a second plate or platter. Carefully take your crabs out of the stock pot and discard the ingredients left in the pot. Take a large plate or platter and lay out your corn, potatoes, and sausages on it. Check if the crab is done by carefully tearing off a claw and cracking it open. Cover the pot and cook until the crabs are bright red and the meat is cooked, about 12-15 minutes. Carefully add your Maryland Blue Crabs to the pot and put the corn on top of them. Turn up the heat and bring the liquid in your stockpot back to a boil. Take the potatoes and sausage out of the pot with a large slotted spoon or a sieve and set aside until needed. ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped Crab Boil Cooking Directionsįill a very large stock pot halfway with water and add in the beer, onions, lemon, garlic, and Old Bay seasoning bring all to a boil over medium heat.Īdd the sausage and potatoes and reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for about 20 minutes until the potatoes are tender. Serves: 8 (cut the recipe in half if you are cooking for 4) Ingredients Required to make Old Bay Blue Crab Boil RecipeĢ 12 ounce bottles of beer (not too dark)ġ head of garlic, top ¼ inch of the head cut off (you can leave the skins on)ģ tbsp of Old Bay seasoning + a bit more for sprinkling at the endĢ lbs kielbasa or andouille sausage cut into 1 ½ inch slicesĨ ears of fresh corn, broken into halves or thirds Like we have done with Rachael Ray’s recipe, you can change things up a bit depending on what ingredients you love, and/or what you have on hand.Ĭooking should be fun and stress free! Old Bay Blue Crab Boil Recipe Remember, recipes can be treated as mere guidelines. If you’d prefer to make the seasoning yourself, here is a homemade recipe for it from. This Maryland crab boil recipe calls for Old Bay Seasoning, a blend of spices that comes in a little yellow container. We love Rachael Ray’s Maryland Blue Crab Boil recipe and are sharing it here with you today. When we think crab boil recipes, naturally we think of our beautiful Maryland Blue Crab, fresh ears of corn and sharing it all with great friends. What is iconic about a crab boil? What are the elements that you need to have?

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