Serves:

Ingredients:

1/2 c Seafood seasoning
1/2 c Salt
3 c Vinegar
3 c Flat beer
36 Live blue crabs

Method:

Combine seasonings, vinegar, and beer in a large mixing bowl; stir well.
Place 18 crabs on a rack in a very large stockpot with a tight fitting lid.
Pour half of vinegar mixture mixture with remaining crabs and vinegar mixture; cover stockpot with lid.
Place stockpot over high heat, and steam 20 minutes or until crabs turn bright red in color.
Remove crabs immediately to a serving platter or bring crabs to room temperature, and refrigerate until ready to use.
1 The Southern Heritage Sea and Stream Cookbook.
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