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Blue Claw Crab Boil With 3 Sauces

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Blue Claw Crab Boil with Asian CondimentsJim Bastardo

You can use any kind of crab, or even dip lump crabmeat in these three sauces.

Cooks' Note

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Ingredients

24 live blue crabs
1/2 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons wasabi paste
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon mustard powder
Fresh lemon juice
Worcestershire sauce
3/4 cup ponzu sauce
3/4 cup Thai sweet chile sauce
2 limes, cut into wedges

Preparation

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook 8 crabs, covered, 10 minutes; remove crabs. Repeat. Set aside. For the cocktail sauce: Combine ketchup, wasabi, soy sauce and mustard; add lemon juice and Worcestershire to taste. Serve crab with 3 sauces and limes.

Nutrition Per Serving

Nutritional analysis per serving: 87 calories
1.2 g fat (0.2 g saturated)
6.4 g carbs
0.1 g fiber
12.7 g protein
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Self

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