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30 pounds of dungeness crab.

Ingredients

30 pounds of dungeness crab, uncooked

Boil Mixture

10 cups sea salt
2 cups coriander seed
1 cup smoked paprika
1 cup yellow mustard seed
1/2 cup cumin
1/4 cup cayenne pepper

Take a large stock pot and cook 3-5 crabs at a time in boiling water with the boil mixture stirred in for 10-12 minutes. I split them in half. The picture shows the lungs still attached because I was still processing them so you’ll want to make sure to remove those. If there are people you know that don’t like the “nasty stuff” inside the crabs body then just save that for later and make a stock with it. Serve the crab with some clarified butter (click for recipe)……the crab was so good it didn’t need it.

Crab stock

We have about 2 pounds of meat leftover so get ready for a few crab recipes!

Enjoy,

Eric

Thanks again Taylor Shellfish in Shelton, Washington for being patient with my madness!