Ingredients:
- 12 crabs, cleaned, fresh, broken into 4 parts each, with claws cracked (for lack of fresh crab, 1.5 lbs chicken or fish may be substituted)
- 3 garlic cloves
Directions:
- In a large pot, put 2 cups water, salt [to taste] add crab boil, thyme and peppercorns.
- Bring to a roiling boil; add crabs and boil for approximately 20 minutes, add tomatoes and okra, and simmer slowly.
- While this simmers, make the roux.
- Slice the bacon strips into small pieces and fry.
- Remove.
- Sauté the chopped onion and garlic in the bacon grease.
- Remove.
- To bacon drippings, add enough flour to make a thin gravy.
- Use very low flame, stir continuously, taking care to make it dark brown without burning it.
- Add bacon and onion& garlic bits back to mixture and heat.
- Add roux to simmering seafood pot.
- Stir very well.
- Add shrimp and simmer approximately 30 minutes.
- Add oysters and simmer only until edges of oysters curl.
- It is done, serve over a bed of rice.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 579.13 Kcal (2425 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 274.52 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 30.5g | 47% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 102.89mg | 34% | |
| Sodium | 2089.31mg | 87% | |
| Potassium | 419.51mg | 9% | |
| Total Carbs | 53.18g | 18% | |
| Sugars | 0.82g | 3% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 4.07g | 16% | |
| Protein | 24.62g | 49% | |
| Vitamin C | 3.9mg | 7% | |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% | |
| Calcium | 128mg | 13% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 203.61 Kcal (852 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 96.52 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 10.72g | 47% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 36.18mg | 34% | |
| Sodium | 734.55mg | 87% | |
| Potassium | 147.49mg | 9% | |
| Total Carbs | 18.7g | 18% | |
| Sugars | 0.29g | 3% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.43g | 16% | |
| Protein | 8.66g | 49% | |
| Vitamin C | 1.4mg | 7% | |
| Iron | 2.1mg | 33% | |
| Calcium | 45mg | 13% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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