Barbecued corn hard shelled crabs

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

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Difficulty:

Easy

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1/3 c OLIVE OIL
SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE
2 ts TOMATO PASTE
4 EARS WHITE CORN UNSHUCKED
1 ts HOT PEPPER PASTE
8 Hard shelled crabs; cooked
-washed and dried
1 CLOVE MINCED GARLIC

MIX THE OLIVE OIL WITH THE TOMATO PASTE,GARLIC,SALT AND PEPPER,HOT
PEPPER PASTE.SET ASIDE.PLACE THE CORN ON A CHARCOAL GRILL FOR ABOUT 15
MINUTES,TURNING EVRY 5 MINUTES.REMOVE TO A WARM SPOT. BRUSH THE CRABS
WITH SOME OF THE OIL MIXTURE AND GRILL FOR FOUR MINUTES PER
SIDE,UNTIL LIGHTLY BROWNED AND THE EDGES OF THE SHELL HAVE SLIGHTLY
CHARRED.SHUCK THE CORN AND SERVE TWO CRABS AND AN EAR OF CORN TO EACH
DINNER.SERVE THE EXTRA SPICED OIL MIXTURE AS A DIP FOR THE CRAB AND
TO BE BRUSHED ON THE CORN.MAKES FOUR SERVINGS. NOTE: IF USING LIVE
HARD SHELLED CRABS,BOIL THEM FIRST IN A LARGE POT OF WATER SEASONED
WITH SEVERAL TABLESPOONS OF CRAB BOIL( A SPICE BLEND ) UNTI ALL THE
CRABS ARE BRIGHT RED,ABOUT 10 MINUTES.THEN PROCEED AS INSTRUCTED F
COOKED CRABS.