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re: Maryland steamed crabs
Posted on 6/9/16 at 3:39 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Posted on 6/9/16 at 3:39 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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Posted on 6/9/16 at 6:04 pm to BlackCoffeeKid
I steam a sack of crawfish sometimes, why because I love the pain they feel? Nah it's because it's quicker when doing multiple sacks and they die just as fast. Faster than mutilating them with a knife
This post was edited on 6/9/16 at 6:05 pm
Posted on 6/9/16 at 6:37 pm to Pastalaya
No question... 90% are sold as Chesapeake crabs are LA blue crabs... My crabbing baws no where the $$$ is.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 6:38 pm to Pierre
All we do is ice them down real good then grab them out of the cooler and pop the shells off. Then we season put a brick in and steam them.
This post was edited on 6/9/16 at 6:38 pm
Posted on 6/9/16 at 8:09 pm to Rize
Them Yanks like the Old Bay
Posted on 6/9/16 at 8:19 pm to upgrayedd
How long do u steam them for?
Posted on 6/9/16 at 8:56 pm to Gaston
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I wouldn't bring those along if yet invited to a crab boil down here. My folks would shite if you started smashing crabs.
The Maryland peeps don't necessarily use the mallet for smashing the crabs. They use it to tap a knife on the front claws to crack the claw and get the meat out. See the video below.
The Maryland Way
Posted on 6/10/16 at 5:51 am to Capital Cajun
I was on the southern border of MD, Chincoteague, and they weren't going to use a knife whatsoever. That guy knows what's up (I didn't get to watch it all, yet, because my phones about to die...will do later), although a steak knife? Butter knives should be available at any place that serves crabs, so it has me thinking he's an outlier with good technique.
This post was edited on 6/10/16 at 5:54 am
Posted on 6/10/16 at 7:30 am to Gaston
I've eaten and cooked many bushels of Maryland crab and I have never heard of killing the crabs before cooking.
Posted on 6/10/16 at 6:25 pm to Gaston
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so it has me thinking he's an outlier with good technique
I spent about a decade of my life in Northern Virginia/Maryland and his technique is not an outlier. That's how they do it round those parts.
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