food-bev How long to cook frozen Blue Crabs?

[dragon49]

I have some vacuum sealed frozen Blue Crabs.  I'd like to cook them by just throwing the bags in a pot of boiling water, without bothering to defrost them.  
 
1 - How long will it take to cook them?
 
2 - Is there any good reason to take them out of the bags first?

 

[Crispee-FL]

Take them out of the bags, salt the water bring to a rolling boil... add crab or shrimp boil base cook till they change color, got to watch the pot. Time depends on size.

 

[Hawaiianero]

Take them out of the bags, salt the water bring to a rolling boil... add crab or shrimp boil base cook till they change color, got to watch the pot. Time depends on size.

 
Yeah this^

 

 

[dragon49]

Take them out of the bags, salt the water bring to a rolling boil... add crab or shrimp boil base cook till they change color, got to watch the pot. Time depends on size.

Do I need to take them out of the bags as it will be easier to see them change colors, or is this for another reason?

 

[Spokanepepperman]

Take them out of the bag so they can absorb the flavoring from your water!!

 

[dragon49]

I didn't bother seasoning the water, so I put the bags in directly.  I took them out of the boiling water fifteen minutes later as I saw some crabs were bright orange.  I should have left some in for a few minutes more, as a few were undercooked. These hadn't fully changed color.  I was hungry and impatient, so I just ate them.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

So you asked the best way but didn't listen.

 

[dragon49]

So you asked the best way but didn't listen.

I listened.  I learned to wait until they changed color.  I was too lazy to find any crab boil.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

You don't need crab boil just salt was said. Crab boil is good when you have mixed seafood, potatoes, corn, etc.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

The seafood always goes in last and barely takes on any boil seasoning it's mostly for all the other stuff.

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

THP is speaking the truth. Corn/veggies first, then the sausage, then the crab, then the shellfish, then the shrimp last. I love a good boil!

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Peruvian, New Mexican...... and Cajun! Damn dude!

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Peruvian, New Mexican...... and Cajun! Damn dude!

Gotta diversify! Blue crab season is about to hit hard here in the DMV. This area is all about Old Bay everything, and I gotta say that it does a boiled blue crab right!