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Boiled Crab

Serves: 2

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Prep Time: 30 minutes - Yield: 2 servings*


   1 Dungeness crab (1 to 2-pound)
   2 teaspoons salt
   1/4 cup butter, melted, or Clarified Butter recipe in Fish & Shellfish

1. In large stockpot or kettle, bring to a boil enough water to cover crab; add salt. If crab is alive, pick up from the rear, holding the last 1 or 2 legs on either side. Plunge crab into boiling water. Return to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cover and cook 15 minutes.

2. Remove crab from water; plunge into cold water to stop cooking. Crack claws and legs using claw cracker or nutcracker. With fork, remove meat. Serve with melted butter.

TIP: * For 4 servings, use 2 crabs and 1/2 cup butter. Do not increase salt.

Nutrition Information Per Serving: Serving Size: 1/2 of Recipe * Calories: 310 * Calories from Fat: 220 * % Daily Value: Total Fat: 24 g 37% * Saturated Fat: 14 g 70% * Cholesterol: 140 mg 47% * Sodium: 620 mg 26% * Total Carbohydrate: 1 g 1% * Dietary Fiber: 0 g 0% * Sugars: 0 g * Protein: 23 g * Vitamin A: 20% * Vitamin C: 4% * Calcium: 6% * Iron: 2% * Dietary Exchanges: 3 1/2 Very Lean Meat, 4 Fat

See Cook's Note: Crab

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