Core Creek Crab Pot

Ingredients

• 12 large dressed hard shell crabs
• 1 quart water (approximately)
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3 cups canned tomatoes
• 6 medium white potatoes
• % cup chopped onion
• 3 tablespoons hot sauce
• 1 tablespoon black pepper

Method

1. 1

   Place crabs and claws in large kettle with water and salt.

2. 2

   Cook over medium heat for 1 hour.

3. 3

   Add more hot water if needed, enough to keep crabs barely covered.

4. 4

   Add black pepper, tomatoes, hot sauce and chopped onion.

5. 5

   Stir to mix ingredients.

6. 6

   Then add potatoes and cook until potatoes are tender.

7. 7

   Place cornmeal dumplings on top and cook 10 to 15 minutes longer.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Seafood cookery from Carteret County kitchens (1900) by N.C.) Home Demonstration Clubs (Carteret County, page 4. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CORE CREEK CRAB POT 12 large dressed hard shell 1 quart water (approximately) crabs (crack claws) 1 tablespoon salt 3 cups canned tomatoes 6 medium white potatoes % cup chopped onion 3 3 tablespoons hot sauce 1 tablespoon black pepper

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