Creole Spiced Blue Crabs With Green Onion Dipping Sauce

Whole blue crabs boiled in a spiced court-bouillon, served chilled with a silky green onion and chicken stock dipping sauce.

Creole Spiced Blue Crabs With Green Onion Dipping Sauce prepared as a finished dish
Cook
30 min
Total
30 min
Yield
4 servings
Difficulty
Intermediate
Cuisine
Cajun
Protein
Seafood

Ingredients

Original recipe

Instructions

  1. 1

    In a large pot, combine water, onions, celery, lemons, jalapenos, garlic head, thyme, bay leaves, and Crab Boil. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil.

  2. 2

    Add blue crabs and cook about 15 minutes. Remove crabs and cool in a bowl of ice water for 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    For dipping sauce: In a saucepan, combine green onions, garlic, and chicken stock. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer. Cook 10 minutes.

  4. 4

    Remove sauce from heat. Using a hand-held blender, puree until smooth. Strain through fine mesh strainer. Reseason.

  5. 5

    Pile crabs on a platter and serve with the green onion dipping sauce.

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