10 living spicy Recipes

live blue crabs, two 3-oz packets zatarain s crab boil or 5 tbsp old bay seasoning, cayenne, table salt, lemons, quartered, onions, halved, potatoes (about 2 inches in diameter), heads of garlic (not separated into cloves), ears of corn, shucked, old bay seasoning *, or to taste, for sprinkling over boiled seafood, shrimp (about 30, preferably with heads ), accompaniments:horseradish cocktail sauce and french bread

water, live blue crabs (about 14) or dungeness crabs* (about 3), white onion, garlic cloves, 3 peeled and halved, 3 left unpeeled, dried whole chipotle chile**, stemmed, tomatoes, olive oil, fresh epazote sprigs*** or 1 tbsp crumbled dried, corn tortillas , torn into 2-inch pieces, cornstarch, salt

cumin seeds (about 1 1/2 oz), garlic cloves (about 2 heads), peeled and smashed, fresh lemon juice, bay leaves, broken, sweet paprika , preferably hungarian, pure hot chile powder, vegetable oil, kosher salt, live crabs (about 1 1/2 lb each), unsalted butter, scallions, finely chopped, chopped cilantro, grated lemon zest

extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, shallots, thinly sliced, salt, red bell pepper, fresh long red chili pepper, asian fish sauce, fresh lime juice , plus lime wedges, for serving (not from bottle), honey, elderflower cordial, sambal oelek, sesame oil, live lobsters, dried cellophane noodles, hass avocadoes, cut into 1/2-inch chunks, chopped dry roasted salted peanut, sliced mint leaves, sliced cilantro leaves

buttermilk, mayonnaise, green onions, minced, garlic clove, minced, hot sauce, seasoning salt, seasoning salt

mayonnaise, white vinegar, garlic clove, minced, fresh ground black pepper, spicy brown mustard, horseradish, sugar, salt

extra virgin olive oil, plus more for serving, dried red pepper flakes, minced garlic, loosely packed chopped italian parsley, washed and dried, hard-shell live lobsters

olive oil, tomatillos , papery skins removed and roughly chopped, coarsely chopped parsley, coarsely chopped basil, coarsely chopped tarragon, water, minced garlic, white wine, clam juice, lemon, juiced, salt and pepper, unsalted butter, ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped, diced spanish onion, coarsely chopped parsley, red pepper flakes, red wine vinegar, pure olive oil, salt and pepper, live lobsters , 1 1/2 lb each, olive oil, salt and freshly ground pepper, new potatoes , roasted and halved