Barbecued Corn And Hard Shelled Crabs

* Exported from MasterCook *

BARBECUED CORN AND HARD SHELLED CRABS

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Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Seafood Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/3 c OLIVE OIL
SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE
2 ts TOMATO PASTE
4 EARS WHITE CORN UNSHUCKED
1 t HOT PEPPER PASTE
8 Hard shelled crabs -- cooked
-washed and dried
1 CLOVE MINCED GARLIC

MIX THE OLIVE OIL WITH THE TOMATO PASTE,GARLIC,SALT AND PEPPER,HOT PEPPER
PASTE.SET ASIDE.PLACE THE CORN ON A CHARCOAL GRILL FOR ABOUT 15
MINUTES,TURNING EVRY 5 MINUTES.REMOVE TO A WARM SPOT. BRUSH THE CRABS WITH
SOME OF THE OIL MIXTURE AND GRILL FOR FOUR MINUTES PER SIDE,UNTIL LIGHTLY
BROWNED AND THE EDGES OF THE SHELL HAVE SLIGHTLY CHARRED.SHUCK THE CORN AND
SERVE TWO CRABS AND AN EAR OF CORN TO EACH DINNER.SERVE THE EXTRA SPICED
OIL MIXTURE AS A DIP FOR THE CRAB AND TO BE BRUSHED ON THE CORN.MAKES FOUR
SERVINGS. NOTE: IF USING LIVE HARD SHELLED CRABS,BOIL THEM FIRST IN A
LARGE POT OF WATER SEASONED WITH SEVERAL TABLESPOONS OF CRAB BOIL( A SPICE
BLEND ) UNTI ALL THE CRABS ARE BRIGHT RED,ABOUT 10 MINUTES.THEN PROCEED AS
INSTRUCTED F COOKED CRABS.



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