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Boiling/Steaming Blue Crabs
Posted on 7/30/13 at 11:02 am
Posted on 7/30/13 at 11:02 am
I've boiled crawfish several times but I want to try and either steam or boil some blue crabs for the first time this weekend.
a few questions:
Should I store and clean live blue crabs the same way I would live crawfish?
Anyone have recommendations for places to buy live crabs in the Northern VA/DC/Maryland area? Also, what should I look for when buying them?
Any tips on how to prepare, cook, or season them?
TIA
a few questions:
Should I store and clean live blue crabs the same way I would live crawfish?
Anyone have recommendations for places to buy live crabs in the Northern VA/DC/Maryland area? Also, what should I look for when buying them?
Any tips on how to prepare, cook, or season them?
TIA
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Posted on 7/30/13 at 11:23 am to Doc John
quote:
Any tips on how to prepare, cook, or season them?
Either steam with Old Bay or boil like a coonass.
quote:
Should I store and clean live blue crabs the same way I would live crawfish?
Keep in an ice chest, perhaps with a little ice under the crabs. But they need to be right side up, and the drain plug pulled. No ice water...
quote:
Anyone have recommendations for places to buy live crabs in the Northern VA/DC/Maryland area? Also, what should I look for when buying them?
My SIL lives up there in West Virginia, they have no problems getting crabs at decent prices. 75% come from Louisiana. Make sure the are alive...
Posted on 7/30/13 at 11:31 am to Doc John
Storage first, placing them in a fridge/ice not water filled ice chest will induce a comatose state in a crab, they will seem as if dead. Boiling not steaming will effectively get flavors into the crabs to be consumed, steamed require an after cooking seasoning of some sort(see drawn butter for lobster) for an example.
Posted on 7/31/13 at 7:52 pm to Doc John
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 9:45 pm to Doc John
To boil, season the water with onion, lemon, garlic, and crab boil per the instructions on the package. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 10 minutes or so. Taste and adjust seasonings to your taste.
Bring to a boil, add crabs that you've had on ice. Simmer for 12 to 15 minutes and cut the fire. Soak for 10 to 15 minutes and taste a claw. Soak more if needed, and serve when you like them. I like to put a few sticks of butter and a few quarts of vinegar in the water.
Bring to a boil, add crabs that you've had on ice. Simmer for 12 to 15 minutes and cut the fire. Soak for 10 to 15 minutes and taste a claw. Soak more if needed, and serve when you like them. I like to put a few sticks of butter and a few quarts of vinegar in the water.
This post was edited on 7/31/13 at 10:05 pm
Posted on 7/31/13 at 10:02 pm to Doc John
I have found that crabs can be very hard to season, full crabs will hardly take any seasoning and poor crabs can get very spicy very quick...
Posted on 7/31/13 at 11:14 pm to wickowick
Right now the females are chock a block with eggs. Not a good time to steam the IMHO. I would boil them.
Posted on 7/31/13 at 11:42 pm to Doc John
quote:
Anyone have recommendations for places to buy live crabs in the Northern VA/DC/Maryland area?
When I use to live up there, my go to place was Maine Avenue fish market.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 1:28 pm to tokenasian37
Thanks for the responses everyone, some good tips.
I pass over that place all the time when I drive into the city on I395 and I love the seafood smells that come from there. Ill have to check it out.
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When I use to live up there, my go to place was Maine Avenue fish market.
I pass over that place all the time when I drive into the city on I395 and I love the seafood smells that come from there. Ill have to check it out.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 2:04 pm to CHEDBALLZ
quote:
Right now the females are chock a block with eggs. Not a good time to steam the IMHO. I would boil them.
Can't keep the ones with eggs anyway
Posted on 8/1/13 at 2:45 pm to TJG210
You can't keep crabs that have eggs exposed in the sponge.
We are talking about the bright orange deliciousness inside the female crabs.
We are talking about the bright orange deliciousness inside the female crabs.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 3:03 pm to pooponsaban
quote:Best part of the crab...I love to eat crabs with those who don't eat this stuff.
the bright orange deliciousness inside the female crabs.
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