Creole Spiced Blue Crabs With Green Onion Dipping

Creole Spiced Blue Crabs With Green Onion Dipping

Ingredients:
1 Gallon Water
1 Onion; chopped
2 Celery stalks; chopped
2 Lemons; halved
1 Jalapeno; halved
1 Garlic head; halved
3 Fresh thyme sprigs
2 Bay leaves
2 Tablespoon Crab Boil
3 Pound Blue crabs
3 Bunch Green onions
2 Tablespoon Chopped garlic
1 Quart Chicken stock

Directions:
Salt; to taste
Freshly−ground black pepper; to taste
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. This recipe yields 4 appetizer servings.
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