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Steamed Blue Crabs

"Atlantic Ocean Blue Crabs, steamed over a boil of Old Bay® seasoning and beer. Show your friends you have that certain craboir faire with this one."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Steamed Blue Crabs

Why it works: Beer and vinegar work together. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 302 recipes. Both carry isoamyl acetate, which smells banana, fruity. The science ↓

Steamed Blue Crabs

6 servings
Prep40 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

143Calories
19 gProtein
2 gFat
4 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Blue Crab100g cooked97
Beer1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking43
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Beer + vinegartop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together302 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  2. Crab + vinegartop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together302 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetoin (butter, cream).

  3. Crab + beertop 36% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs