Go to sides with Boiled Crabs?

Corn on the cob.

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Beer. Or some other alcohol. I don’t think you need a side. It’s boiled seafood. Corn, shrooms or maybe some hotdogs thrown in the pot before you cook the crabs. Nothing else needed.


Except good beer.

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I like the way you think!

Potatoes and cauliflower too. Cauliflower may be my favorite thing in a boil now. Throw the head in whole.

as far as boiled in crab boil - corn on cob, whole mushrooms, smoked sausage, whole garlic cloves, whole or half green onions, hot dogs, carrots, boiled eggs, small (new) potatoes, are what comes to mind of hand.

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How long do you boil new potatoes? I might try that next time I boil seafood.

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i put them in when the seasoned water is still cold and i just turned on the burner, so by the time it gets to a rolling boil, they should be close to ready so i take them out, cut one to see if its soft all the way through and if they they are still firm in the middle they need more cooking and i put them back in on top of the crabs after it returns to a rolling boil. when the center of the potatoes soften, they are done and seasoning depends how long they are allowed to soak.

its best to use a boiling bag for extras so you can put them in or out as needed without trying to dig through the pot for everything. i have even used an old tee shirt as a extras bag when my bag got torn open and it works ok in a pinch.

it all depends on the size and if they dont have new potatoes i cut medium sized potatoes into quarters so they get better seasoned and cook faster. i like to keep them around golf ball thickness if i can.

it takes something like 15 minutes to cook them but the amount of burner heat and pot size matters for the time it takes