HELP!!Crab Boil!!

[donaldduck352]

Next weekend I am throwing a party with about 25 people and wanted to do a crab style feast.
I have seen it done,but never done it!!
My local marcket has all the crab I need-Stone crab claws,king crab legs,snow crab legs,live lobster and blue crab....
Any help please.I want to do this right..
Thanks!!!

[donaldduck352]

Come on someone had to of done this..:confused3

You know the party were you put newspaper down on a picnic table and its a free for all!!!!

[donaldduck352]

Well the party went great.I got the rcipe from Emeril's site on the Food Channel.I did some improv of my own tho!!:thumbsup2
Here is the recipe if you ever want to try it.Include the sausage...
Ingredients
Stock:
3 gallons water
2/3 cup salt
1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
2 packages dry crab boil
1 cup liquid crab boil
1 tablespoon hot sauce
1 tablespoon Essence, recipe follows
2 bay leaves
Crawfish, vegetables, and sausage:
12 new potatoes
3 ears corn, cut into thirds
3 artichokes
1 foot andouille, cut into 8 equal links
3 lemons, halved
2 yellow onions, peeled and quartered
2 heads garlic, halved
6 pounds live crawfish
6 pounds large, head on shrimp
1 pound asparagus, ends trimmed
1 cup melted butter, as an accompaniment
Beer, as an accompaniment
French bread, as an accompaniment
Directions
In a large stockpot fitted with a basket insert, combine the stock ingredients and bring to a boil.

Add the potatoes, corn, and artichokes. Cover and bring back to a boil, about 5 minutes. Add the sausage, lemons, onions, and garlic, cover the pot and return to a boil, about 5 minutes. Taste the stock and adjust seasoning as needed. Add the crawfish and shrimp, cover, and turn off the flame. Allow the mixture to steep for 10 minutes. Add the asparagus, cover, and let steep until the vegetables and crawfish are tender, 5 to 15 minutes.

To serve, line a table with brown paper bags and newspaper. Lift the basket from the stock and drain. Dump the basket ingredients directly on newspaper. Serve with melted butter, beer, French bread, and paper towels.



Emeril's ESSENCE Creole Seasoning (also referred to as Bayou Blast):

2 1/2 tablespoons paprika

2 tablespoons salt

2 tablespoons garlic powder

1 tablespoon black pepper

1 tablespoon onion powder

1 tablespoon cayenne pepper

1 tablespoon dried oregano

1 tablespoon dried thyme


Combine all ingredients thoroughly.

Yield: 2/3 cup

[donaldduck352]

Emeril's creole spice is very easy to make.You probally got most of the ingriedents in your pantry!!:thumbsup2

[MazdaUK]

That sounds a whole lot of work:eek: Did you have fun? I've never heard of a crab boil - over here you'd only buy one crab at a time

[donaldduck352]

The prep was the hardest,cooking was a blast..
Like I said I did some improv to this.I added king crab,snow crab along with the live bluecrab and shrimp.But I did have the store clean the shrimp.
Plus I added more corn and used Smoked suasage..
It was great.It fed all of us to we were full.Then I topped the party off with raw oysters..A great party!!:thumbsup2