OLD BAY® Steamed Blue Crabs

Name: OLD BAY® Steamed Blue Crabs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American,
Ingredients: water; vinegar; 1 dozen live blue crabs; 1/2 cup old bay seasoning

This is where it all began for OLD BAY® Seasoning six decades ago. Maine has its lobsters, California has its wines and Louisiana has its hot sauces. In Maryland, the pride and joy of the Chesapeake Bay coastline is the prized blue crab. Steaming crabs is a social event – a ... Read More Read Less

10m

PREP TIME

30m

COOK TIME

4

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 4

Ingredients

water
vinegar
1 dozen live blue crabs
1/2 cup OLD BAY® Classic Seafood Seasoning

INSTRUCTIONS

1 In a pot with a raised rack (minimum of 2 inches high) add equal quantities of water and vinegar to just below level of rack. Bring to a boil.
2 Carefully layer crabs on rack; sprinkle each layer with OLD BAY. Cover and steam 20 to 30 minutes on medium heat until crabs turn red.