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Posted by Chungwa (Member # 6421) on :
 
Hello.

I was just wondering, does anyone know a good recipe for cooking crab?



Basically, I've got a couple live crabs and I feel weird about cooking them alive, or killing them before hand - and I'm not sure the best way to do it.

Someone told me to put the crabs in the freezer for about 2 hours before I cook them and they'll happily slip into unconsciousness and then I can boil them without causing too much pain. Does this sound right? Or, should I just kill them before hand and, if so, how?

Thanks.
 

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Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Free the crabs!
 

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Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
 
I hear it's best to cook them while they're still alive. Freezing sounds like it would kill them. Ice, maybe? I wouldn't be too concerned.
 

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Posted by Chungwa (Member # 6421) on :
 
Okay. I think I'll just do it the normal way - thanks.
 

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Posted by LordKaosnix (Member # 8458) on :
 
First get a tall stew pot with a lid
Fill it upto 3/4 with hot water
(becouse hot water boils faster)
Squeeze Two Lemons (per crab you have)into it
Chop up a Stick of Margerine and add it
Heat to roaring boil Uncoverd
Make sure pencers are tied before adding Crabs
(Dont use rubber bands or youll ruin flavor)
Add Crabs one at a time
Cover and reduce heat
Crabs will die very quikly
But Cook longer then theyll live in the pot
 

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Posted by Chungwa (Member # 6421) on :
 
Thanks.

I'll be cooking them in a couple of hours.

I've cooked killed crab before, so I'll see how it goes.
 

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Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
 
We went to Maryland a few weeks ago and were very disappointed in the crab. We went to a restaurant with good reviews. My dad got a half dozen full lobsters, and my mom and I got other crab dishes. Non of our food had very much flavor. (That's not entirely true. My dad's dinner had flavor, he just couldn't taste any crab over the massive amounts of spice they coated them in.)
 

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Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
 
"Now, foolish crustacean, will you speak of your troop movements?" Be sure to inform them of their fate in good time before you put them in the pot; the adrenaline and other hormones of terror will add to the flavour.
 

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Posted by LordKaosnix (Member # 8458) on :
 

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Originally posted by MidnightBlue:
We went to Maryland a few weeks ago and were very disappointed in the crab. We went to a restaurant with good reviews. My dad got a half dozen full lobsters, and my mom and I got other crab dishes. Non of our food had very much flavor. (That's not entirely true. My dad's dinner had flavor, he just couldn't taste any crab over the massive amounts of spice they coated them in.)

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Originally posted by King of Men:
"Now, foolish crustacean, will you speak of your troop movements?" Be sure to inform them of their fate in good time before you put them in the pot; the adrenaline and other hormones of terror will add to the flavour.

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