Fried Hard Crabs In Gravy Recipes

CRAB GRAVY

Steps:

• Combine butter and oil in an 8- to 10-ounce stockpot over medium heat. Add celery, leeks and onions and cook, making sure they do not brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic, red pepper, oregano, bay leaves, parsley and thyme. Cook just to bring everything together, about 3 minutes.
• Add crabs and cook over medium to low heat, covered, stirring often, 8 to 10 minutes. Add white wine and cook until wine is cooked out, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and 3 to 4 cups water and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Add salt, pepper and seafood seasoning to taste.
• Boil linguine and pour sauce over top.

FRIED HARD CRABS IN GRAVY

Steps:

• 1. Remove Shell, lungs and claws from live crabs. Save fat to season gravy
• 2. Dredge crab in flour and fry 10 minutes, cavity side down turn and fry 10 minutes more. Set pan aside
• 3. Place crabs in a large pot, cavity side up.
• 4. add 1 cup water and steam 10 minutes
• 5. GRAVY RECIPE below
• 6. Brown flour that the crabs were fried in
• 7. Add crab fat and 2 cups water
• 8. Season with old Bay.
• 9. Place crabs on a platter cavity side up and cover with gravy.