9 spicy blue crab 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

crabmeat (about 4 blue swimmer crabs), butter, shallots (finely chopped ), green capsicum (green peppers finely chopped), worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper (pinch of), black pepper (freshly ground ), low-fat cheese, tomato puree, lemon (juice of), parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs (fresh )

unsalted butter, tasso ham, finely diced, diced white onion, red pepper, finely diced, green pepper, finely diced, yellow pepper, finely diced, spicy blackening cajun seasoning, kosher salt, light brown sugar, onion powder, minced garlic, all-purpose flour, fish stock or vegetable or chicken stock, divided, lump blue crab, shrimp, peeled and deveined, spicy sausage, thinly sliced, grits , optional

mustard seeds, celery seeds, cumin seeds, dill seeds, whole bay leaves, paprika, chile powder, dried red chile flakes, chopped fresh thyme, fresh rosemary sprigs, fresh thyme sprigs, fresh dill sprigs, fresh sage sprigs, fresh parsley sprigs, dozen blue crabs

fresh mango juice or canned mango nectar, fresh carrot juice, toasted whole fennel seeds, toasted whole coriander seeds, habanero chile, salt and freshly ground pepper, olive oil, red onion, diced, jalapenos, diced, lump crabmeat , picked over, prepared horseradish, drained, dijon mustard, creme fraiche , sour cream or yogurt, egg, lightly beaten, salt and freshly ground pepper, crushed blue corn chips, sliced green onion, ripe mangoes, peeled, seeded and diced, green onions, finely sliced, serrano pepper, finely sliced, lime juice, olive oil, salt and freshly ground pepper

fresh lump crabmeat , picked over for shells and cartilage, mayonnaise, avocado, peeled , seed removed, and mashed, fresh lime juice, a pinch salt, freshly ground white pepper, all-purpose flour, eggs, milk, panko bread crumbs, firm-ripe mango, peeled and julienned, green papaya, peeled and julienned, poblano chile, stemmed and seeded , julienned, shaved napa cabbage, shaved, cilantro, diced jalapeno pepper, chopped garlic, fresh lime juice, fish sauce, light brown sugar, vegetable oil, for frying, coarsely chopped lightly toasted macadamia nuts