How To Pick Meat From A Crab
Fancy eating some crab? Got a mallet, a knife and some brown paper handy? Then you are ready to learn how to prise some meat from these tasty crustaceans. Watch this video for some tips and tricks on crab picking!
This video was filmed at Suicide Bridge Restaurant in Maryland, USA.
Buying
Purchasing a live crab will ensure maximum freshness. Whole cooked crabs or fresh crab meat from a trusted supplier are perfectly adequate alternatives.
Storing
Live crabs should be refrigerated and cooked on the day of purchase. Cooked fresh crab meat will be fine in the fridge for 3 or 4 days and can be frozen.
Preparing
The RSPCA publishes detailed instructions on how to humanely kill crabs and other crustacea (dropping into boiling water is not recommended, some research suggests that crabs feel pain).
Cook crabs by boiling - 20 minutes for crabs up to 1kg and 10 minutes per kg after that.
Crab recipes:
Creamy Crab Soup with Sweetcorn
Crab Quiche
Baked Crab with Stilton
Prawn and Crab Pots
Caribbean-Style Crab Soufflé
Crab Linguine with a Champagne Sauce
Fresh Simple Crab Cakes
Chinese Steamed Crabs
Prawn and Crab Wellington
Crab Newburg
Asian-Inspired Crab Rangoons
Chillied Crab
Italian Crab Cannelloni
Italian Crab Penne
Crab-Topped Sea Bass
Thai Fried Rice with Crab