Bring the Beach.. Indoors!!
Crab Boil, Shrimp, Potato and Corn

Ingredients:

1 - 2 lbs Dungeness Crab (or 2 small)
1/2 lb large shrimp, raw
2 Corn on the Cob ears, husked and rinsed
2 White Potatoes, whole
Bay Leaf
Basil, chiffonade - cut into stips
1/2 cup white wine
Water.. to cover plus 3-4 inches
1 Tbls Old Bay seasoning
Salt/Pepper.. on the table

Directions:

In large pot or dutch oven put water, wine and spices, cover with lid, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and
add potato halves and corn, for 10-15 minutes. Add seafood and corn. Cover and simmer another 10 minutes.

Spread out on table top a vinyl tablecloth and the cover with layers of newspaper. Crab shell crackers and seafood
forks are in order. Be sure to have a pot or bowl for the shells and waste.Also fun to serve in a metal pail with tongs
or something rustic and beach-like... or take the entire crab boil and with a strainer, leaving the broth in the pot, pile
the "meal" directly onto the covered (see below) tabletop. Serve with ramekins of cocktail sauce.

To clean the whole crab, remove the back, by holding the base of the crab with one hand and pull the shell away
from the body with the other hand. Turn the crab over and pull on the triangular-shaped section and lift it away. Turn
the crab again and gently scrape away the gills on either side with your thumb or a spoon. Also, throw away the intestine, which runs down the center of the back. Most people wash away the "crab butter" (the yellow, mushy stuff
in the cavity). But, some consider these organs a delicacy and there are recipes that call for them. So, set them aside
if you like. Twist off the legs. Rinse the rest of the body under cold water and break it in half. Crack the legs with your crab shell crackers. Dig out the meat with forks or picks or however you can get to it. Eating crab is a messy affair,
so just dig in and enjoy.

Cocktail Sauce

Ingredients:

3/4 cup Ketchup
1 Tbls Juice from Fresh Lemon
2 Tls Horseradish (Hot.. or to taste, not creamy-type)

Directions:

In bowl add all three ingredients and mix. Judge "heat" by tasting.

Servings - Makes 2 servings
Per serving = 1/2meal = POINTS® value 6*