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Instant Pot Steamed Box Crab

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Category

Seafood / Entree

Servings

2

Cook Time

3 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 live brown box crabs

• 1 can of beer

• Chấm Dipping Sauce (mild, spicy, or extra spicy)
  

Directions

1. Place the metal trivet in the bottom of your Instant Pot.

2. Pour can of beer into Instant Pot.

3. Place 2 crabs on trivet in pot.

4. Place the lid on the pot and seal the vent.

5. Press the “steam” button to set your pot to cook for 3 minutes.

6. Natural release the pressure once the cooking cycle has finished. 

7. Remove the crab from the pot using tongs.

8. Serve with Chấm Dipping Sauce.