Title: Creole spiced blue crabs with green onion dipping sauce
 Categories: E.
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      1 ga Water
      1    Onion, chopped
      2    Celery stalk, chopped
      2    Lemons, halved
      1    Jalapeno, halved
      1    Head of garlic, halved
      3    Sprigs of fresh thyme
      2    Bay leaves
      2 tb Crab Boil
      3 lb Blue crabs
      3 bn Green onions
      2 tb Chopped garlic
      1 qt Chicken stock
           Salt and pepper
 
  In a large pot, combine the water, onions, celery, lemons, jalapenos,
  garlic head, thyme, bay leaves, and Crab Boil. Season the water with
  salt and pepper. Bring the liquid up to a boil. Add the blue crabs
  and cook for about 15 minutes. Remove the crabs from the water and
  cool in a bowl of ice water. Cool the crabs for about 5 minutes and
  remove from the water. In a saucepan, combine the green onions,
  garlic, and chicken stock.
  
  Season with salt and pepper. Bring the liquid up to a simmer. Cook the
  liquid for 10 minutes. Remove the sauce from the heat. Using a
  hand-held blender, puree the sauce until smooth. Strain the sauce
  through a fine mesh strainer. Reseason with salt and pepper if
  needed. Pile the crabs on a platter and serve with the dipping sauce.
  
  Yield: 4 appetizer servings