Crab Boil Spices

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup pickling spices
• 1/4 cup sea salt
• 2 tablespoons mustard seeds
• 2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns
• 2 tablespoons hot red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon celery seed
• 1 tablespoon dried chives, minced
• 2 teaspoons ginger, ground
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 5 bay leaves

Recipe

• 1 add all of the ingredients to the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. pulsing, process until the mixture forms a coarse powder.
• 2 for cooking shrimp, add 1/4 cup of the spices, along with 2 teaspoons salt, to a large saucepan of boiling water or half water and half beer.
• 3 for lobster or crab, use 1 part distilled wine to 3 parts water.
• 4 add the seafood and cook for 2 minutes, or until just cooked through.
• 5 remove the seafood and serve or chill.