Creole Spiced Blue Crabs with Green Onion Dipping Sauce

Name: Creole Spiced Blue Crabs with Green Onion Dipping Sauce
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H40M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H50M0.000S
Yield: 4 appetizer servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 gallon water; 1 onion, chopped; 2 celery stalk, chopped; 2 lemons, halved; 1 jalapeno, halved; 1 head of garlic, halved; 3 sprigs of fresh thyme; 2 bay leaves; 2 tablespoons Crab Boil; 3 pounds blue crabs; 3 bunches of green onions; 2 tablespoons chopped garlic; 1 quart chicken stock; Salt and pepper

Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse

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Creole Spiced Blue Crabs with Green Onion Dipping Sauce

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Yield: 4 appetizer servings

Total: 50 min
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 40 min

Yield: 4 appetizer servings

Total: 50 min
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 40 min

Ingredients

1 gallon water

1 onion, chopped

2 celery stalk, chopped

2 lemons, halved

1 jalapeno, halved

1 head of garlic, halved

3 sprigs of fresh thyme

2 bay leaves

2 tablespoons Crab Boil

3 pounds blue crabs

3 bunches of green onions

2 tablespoons chopped garlic

1 quart chicken stock

Salt and pepper

Directions

In a large pot, combine the water, onions, celery, lemons, jalapenos, garlic head, thyme, bay leaves, and Crab Boil. Season the water with salt and pepper. Bring the liquid up to a boil. Add the blue crabs and cook for about 15 minutes. Remove the crabs from the water and cool in a bowl of ice water. Cool the crabs for about 5 minutes and remove from the water. In a saucepan, combine the green onions, garlic, and chicken stock.
Season with salt and pepper. Bring the liquid up to a simmer. Cook the liquid for 10 minutes. Remove the sauce from the heat. Using a hand-held blender, puree the sauce until smooth. Strain the sauce through a fine mesh strainer. Reseason with salt and pepper if needed. Pile the crabs on a platter and serve with the dipping sauce.