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    How Do You Cook Your Crabs

    I like to clean the first and remove athe shell and all the guts before I steam them. To me you get more of the seasoning into the meat. I know some people throw them right in the pot shell gut and everything. How do you do cook them?

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    We take an ice pick and stick it through the crab at the tip of the "male thingy" and it kills them instantly. Then rip the shell off and "hydro gut" them with a hose. Then into the steamer with a little Old Bay. None the finer.

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    Several years ago someone told me about the clean them, then cook them, and I will never have them any other way. The meat is also a lot cleaner when you freeze it. This past weekend was my first crab trip of the year and we got our two bushels. Last year I started putting hockey tape on the fingers so I would not tear them up when ripping the shells off, this has been a huge help.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pitch bait View Post
    I like to clean the first and remove athe shell and all the guts before I steam them. To me you get more of the seasoning into the meat. I know some people throw them right in the pot shell gut and everything. How do you do cook them?
    Guilty as charged...couple cans of beer...wire...layer of crabs, liberal coating of Old Bay...more crabs, more Old Bay...

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    I throw them in whole and alive seasoned with Old Bay and crushed red pepper. Steamed with vinegar and beer. The mustard is the best part.

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    Steamed whole with beer and Old Bay and a cayenne pepper to taste, get your hammer out!

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    Quote Originally Posted by pitch bait View Post
    I like to clean the first and remove athe shell and all the guts before I steam them. To me you get more of the seasoning into the meat. I know some people throw them right in the pot shell gut and everything. How do you do cook them?
    Thats the same way we do them. Pop off the shell and guts, sprinkle with some Old Bay, and they are delicious!

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    Quote Originally Posted by pitch bait View Post
    I like to clean the first and remove athe shell and all the guts before I steam them. To me you get more of the seasoning into the meat. I know some people throw them right in the pot shell gut and everything. How do you do cook them?
    You're on the right track Bobby. Try this sometime. Render a lb of salted fat back on the stove and pour over those pre-cleaned and seasoned crabs 2 minutes before they are done.--- Not too much (don't want them greasy).--- it don't get any better.

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    Here is another great crab recipe...

    Fried Crabs.
    Pop the shell and remove the guts
    Rinse the bodies
    roll in a mix of cornmeal, flour, old bay or favorite seasoning
    dip in milk
    back into the breader mix
    Deep Fry at 375 until the bodies float.

    Eat while still hot

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    all the above are great crab cooking methods....

    some more work/preparation than others.....

    i regardless of how prepared always dip cooked crabmeat in mix of apple cider vinegar and OldBay or JO spice...

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