Imprompteau Blue Crab boil.

[chisoxjim]

I was at the Asian market last night on the way home from work to pick up some items for a Filipino feast I am doing today(pork belly, green papaya, sesame oil, ong choy, bok choy, spring roll wrappers, etc.). H-Mart has a great selection of live crabs and lobsters typically, and often has live blue crabs. As I walked around grabbing my items and checking out items such as their rabbit, pork, beef and chicken offal I spied a bin of really active blue crabs. @ $3.99/lb I was all over them.

Grabbed 8 of the meanest most active ones that worked out to about $1 each by weight. Quickly drove the 1 hour home and got my stock pot ready with some crab boil, an inch or so of water and some crab boil. 10 minutes later they were done. Served with some Zatarains rice and some melted butter.

Meat was sweet and fresh, a couple females in the batch so there wa some sweet roe to be had.







simple, quick, good friday supper. thanks for looking.

[moselle]

Cool, lets see inside one of those...I know you have more pictures.

[Whisky Fish]

Gotta say Jim, you are right on your game bro. We don't get blues around here but I love em. You and I would be dangerous in an asian market. Improv points man And a micky's, , ,

[chisoxjim]

Cool, lets see inside one of those...I know you have more pictures.

lol..

actually I dont, hands get pretty messy breaking them down.

[chisoxjim]

Gotta say Jim, you are right on your game bro. We don't get blues around here but I love em. You and I would be dangerous in an asian market. Improv points man And a micky's, , ,

that asian market is great. lots of pork belly as well as tanks of fish, crabs, etc. Also dumplings, spices, sauces. Also a food court with a korean, filipino, chinse, and japanese stand. I have to make my trips quick and watch how much i spend.

[northern greenhorn]

Damn that looks good , I like the Mickeys in the pic

[Texas-Hunter]

That be some good chit right there.. Been many a moon since I had a Mickeys Big Mouth..

[northern greenhorn]

that asian market is great. lots of pork belly as well as tanks of fish, crabs, etc. Also dumplings, spics, sauces. Also a food court with a korean, filipino, chinse, and japanese stand. I have to make my trips quick and watch how much i spend.

Spics? I'm hoping you meant spices right?

[nickelmore]

Awesome stuff

Those critters look great, Is that market in Naperville?

[Hippy]

Yup,... now I am gonna be heading to get some Crabs. Can taste that sweet meat already!
Have an asian market here in Portland that has live blue crabs, dungeness, mussels, oysters. etc...

Thanks for the post! Was wondering what food adventure to go on today and that is why I came here this morning!

Oh,you gotta have the corn and Taters!

[wutang]

That looks great. I would tear up a few of those.

Damn that looks good , I like the Mickeys in the pic

That be some good chit right there.. Been many a moon since I had a Mickeys Big Mouth..

I am glad I am not the only one who immediately noticed the Mickey's. It has been a while for sure.

[rbranstner]

Dam that would bea great meal to have right about now.

[chisoxjim]

Spics? I'm hoping you meant spices right?

whoops... spices..

Mickeys is in my regualr rotation with the High Life.

[Richtee]

Niiiice... wow Mickey's in the wide mouth eh? Hehe... I remember those... kinda sorta fondly ;{)

[chisoxjim]

Niiiice... wow Mickey's in the wide mouth eh? Hehe... I remember those... kinda sorta fondly ;{)

malt liquor packs a punch(with some tequila shots drooling:).

I remember the Mickeys back in the day had the ring pull off tops, now they are twists, but still as good.