Crab Boil–Santa Fe Style

When Chef Dakota Weiss celebrates with her family, she brings her wealth of food knowledge together with her savvy know-how to bring the freshest of fresh seafood into the hillsides of Santa Fe, New Mexico, for a summer kick-off Crab Boil.

The ingredients are basic: crab, shrimp, clams, potatoes, corn,  and the spices:  chile oil, garlic, spring onions, lemon and Old Bay, of course.

The celebratory menu for 30 included macaroni and cheese, grilled chicken breasts, fresh salad,  fresh fruits, dinner rolls, pie and ice cream. YUM! Bring summer on.

Watch for Chef Dakota’s Instagram posts for more about seafood possibilities from her chef-inspired poke bowls at Sweetfin Poke, a California style favorite throughout Southern California.

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Get your sister to prep the fresh salad. Use colorful carrots.
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Half the corn cobs. Macaroni and cheese ready to bake.
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Clean the spring onions
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Get the guys to place the huge boiling pot on an actually working burner!
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Have your brother-in-law manage the heat on the water.
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This is the juice that will make your boil a savory delight.
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Photo the seafood for your Instagram account
Seafood before the boil
Fresh clams, Mexican white shrimp, and Dungeness crab. Oh my!
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Grill the chicken breasts while the sauce and veggies boil.
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Add the seafood to the boil.
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Prep the kitchen for one heck of a crab boil buffet.
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The crab is ready!
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Butter dipping sauce.
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Even the kids were excited
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Gimme more shrimp!
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Fresh fruit and seafood? Oh yes.

 

 

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