Crab, Boiled
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United Kingdom
Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
Ingredients 3 ingredients
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
Method
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- Put some water into a saucepan, and to every quart add a tablespoonful of salt.
- When it boils, put in the crab, previously taking the precaution to tie its claws.
- Boil briskly for twenty to thirty minutes, or longer if the crab is large.
- When taken out, rub a little sweet oil on the shell.
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Saucepan