Recipes

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Ingredients:

 1 Package Liberty Clean Blue Crabs, ½ Bulb of garlic finely Chopped, ½ Small Onion Chopped, ½ Teaspoon Salt, ¼ cup of butter softened, ¼ Teaspoon fresh ground pepper, 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes, 1 Lemon sliced (Garnish), Chopped Parsley (Garnish)  

Preparation:

 Place garlic, onions, butter, salt, red pepper flakes and ground pepper into roasting pan. Put pan in 450* degree oven. Cook until garlic and onion are golden brown (check frequently, do not burn). Once brown, remove from oven and add one package of cleaned crabs into pan (shells and all), mix until fully coated. Place pan back into 475* degree oven and cook for 15-20 minutes, turning crabs every 5 minutes. Once crabs are heated through, remove from oven. Garnish crabs with lemon slices and parsley. Serve immediately.

Ingredients:

1 Package Liberty Crab Claws, 1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil, 1 Tablespoon Flour, 1 Cup Chopped onions, ¼ cup chopped bell pepper, ¼ cup chopped celery, 1 Package frozen Okra, 1 Clove minced garlic, 2 bay leaves, 2 Tablespoons tomato paste, 2 Quarts water, 2 pounds small peeled shrimp, salt, pepper, and tabasco to taste.  

Preparation:

  Rinse claws thoroughly and set aside. Combine the vegetable oil and flour in a 5-quart saucepan over a medium flame, stir continuously until lightly browned. Add the chopped onion, celery, okra and bell pepper. Sauté until limp. Add the minced garlic, bay leaves and tomato paste. Add the water ½ cup at a time, stirring continuously. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Add crab claws and shrimp. Season with salt, pepper and Tabasco to taste. Simmer for 30 more minutes. Serve in a bowl over rice.    

Ingredients:

  2 Packages Liberty Cleaned Blue Crabs,

 Four 28 oz. Cans Crushed Tomatoes (San Marzano Preferred), 6 oz. Tomato Paste, 10 bulbs of garlic, crushed (More is better!), 1 Tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes, ½ cup extra virgin olive oil,

4 tablespoons Italian Parsley, minced,

 4 tablespoons fresh basil, minced, Salt, Pepper,

1 lb. Favorite Pasta

Preparation:

Using a large Stockpot, heat Olive Oil. Once the oil is hot, sauté garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, basil, and parsley together. Add crushed tomatoes and tomato paste, simmer for 30 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the blue crabs and allow to simmer partially covered for 2-3 hours. Remove from heat and let cool. For best results, store in a refrigerator overnight. Next day, simmer on stove for 1 hour before serving. Remove crabs from sauce and allow crabs to cool. Season Sauce with Salt & Pepper to taste, serve sauce over your favorite pasta.  Serve cooled crabs for picking on the side.  Bon Appétit!