INGREDIENTS
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2 tablespoons dill seeds
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2 tablespoons dried dill
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2 tablespoons mustard seeds
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2 tablespoons chili powder
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2 tablespoons sweet paprika
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2 tablespoons coriander seeds
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2 tablespoons white peppercorns
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2 teaspoons celery seeds
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2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
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3 bay leaves
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10 sprigs thyme
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1/2 bunch parsley
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1 head garlic, cut in half horizontally
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4 leafy stalks celery, halved crosswise
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Kosher salt
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12 live jumbo blue crabs or 6 Dungeness crabs
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1 1/2 pounds new potatoes
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2 pounds extra-large shrimp (unpeeled)
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Melted butter, for dipping