Steamed Blue Crabs

Ingredients

• 3 cups beer
• 3 cups distilled white vinegar
• 0.75 cups seafood seasoning , such as Old Bay
• 0.5 cups salt
• 36 lives blue crabs

Instructions

1. 1

   Combine beer, vinegar, 1/2 cup seafood seasoning, and salt in a large stockpot over high heat. Bring to a strong simmer.

2. 2

   Right before cooking, carefully place each crab upside-down and stick a knife through the shell, just behind the mouth.

3. 3

   Fit a screen over simmering beer mixture and layer crabs on the screen.

4. 4

   Cover and steam crabs until they turn bright orange and no blue-green color remains, 20 to 30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup seafood seasoning before serving.