Photo: Elle Hughes
Basic Steamed Blue Crabs Recipe
5 ingredients
20 min
1 serving (8 ounces of crabmeat)
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This recipe shows how to steam blue crabs in water and vinegar with plenty of Old Bay, and has helpful instructions for picking them clean.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
245
Calories
20g
Protein
13g
Fat
4g
Carbs
Counts 4 of 5 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Blue Crab | 100g cooked | 97 |
| Beer | 1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking | 43 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups white wine vinegar , light beer, or a mixture of both
- 5 (10-ounce) whole live jumbo male blue crabs
- 4 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning
- Warm melted butter , for serving
Directions
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By chow ·
Recipe sourced from
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