4THALOVE 45 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 mate showed me how he cooks crabs other day best way of doing it i have found so far.. drown crabs in fresh water stops limbs dropping off.. have water on boil with salt .. pop them in water.. bring back to boil then leave 5 or so minutes. have an ice slurry with salt in also . this was the bit i found helpful place crabs in slurry upside down and it drains most of the crap into the shell. then peel off shell rip out lungs,mouth and give a quick rinse in water again was the cleanest i have ever seen them hope this helps cheers.if you are after a bargain on ice there is a house st kilda rd 22kg's $7.00 its flake ice aswell great for slurry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Savagelip 4 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 We used to boil ours but found steaming is the way to go but each to their own.. 4THALOVE 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4THALOVE 45 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 never steamed before savage how u go about it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Savagelip 4 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 err, just steam em m8, haha nah ummm, the ol' vege steamer, usually consisting of a pot with water (2 inches hot)& a pot that sits on top (with holes) which is where 2 or 3 crabs can sit inside with a lid on top & around 5 or 6 minutes, depending on size Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4THALOVE 45 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 wasnt sure if ya had a special set up for em was thinkin bowl with boiled water towell over it and a bit of vicks and maybe some lemon :) will give it a crack hoping to go tumurra or thurs cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spog777 1 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 you gotta steam them-youll never boil em again especially if u have garlic in the steam and a nice chili and garlic marinade poured onto them 4THALOVE 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Savagelip 4 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 You can sometimes boil the guts out of em which is why i find steaming can save flesh as well as them tasting sweeter 4THALOVE 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bluegoose 0 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 mate showed me how he cooks crabs other day best way of doing it i have found so far.. drown crabs in fresh water stops limbs dropping off.. have water on boil with salt .. pop them in water.. bring back to boil then leave 5 or so minutes. have an ice slurry with salt in also . this was the bit i found helpful place crabs in slurry upside down and it drains most of the crap into the shell. then peel off shell rip out lungs' date='mouth and give a quick rinse in water again was the cleanest i have ever seen them hope this helps cheers.if you are after a bargain on ice there is a house st kilda rd 22kg's $7.00 its flake ice aswell great for slurry.[/quote']I usually bring home 40ltrs of sea water to cook them in. Have tried fresh water with salt but straight sea water is betterWhere on St Kilda Rd is the ice ?????. $7 for 22kg...BargainI havent tried steaming as yet but where do i find a big enough steamer to hold all my crabs.?? My crab cooking pot holds a lot of crabsNot keen on doing a couple at a time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4THALOVE 45 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 heading towards st kilda its on the left hand side there is a shabby sign next to the road.approx 2klms?mates cooker holds 40 crabs was from an old food processing place he got it for his crays.yeah would only be able to steam a few at a time but i usually only eat max 5 fresh at any 1 timewe usually come in when we get 30/40 between mate and i keep 10 each for fresh then give remainder to others like family etc to enjoy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USSR 0 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 the "crap" goes into the shell.......mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm "mustard" we boil ours and set in an ice slurry too.during the boiling / cooking process,we throw in 2 big sliced lemons,a crushed clove of garlic and half a dozen sliced chillies.our cooker is an 18 gallon(?) stainless beer keg that's been cut in half.......and yes,only used sea water.tried "steamed",but not for me :sick: as stated,"horses for courses"..........it's all good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chief 706 Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 I tried steamed crays once :sick: Where's the salt Sorry but the Chief needs salt with crustacians I'm with USSR mmmmmmmmmustard Salty mustardI chew out the bodies of Yabbies Spread the mustard or yabbie fat ... on toast Oh sorry I've got to go and change my jocks :dry: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USSR 0 Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 That sounds nice chief......the yabbies,not your jocks :sick: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billygoat-ruff 25 Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 i cooked crabs on the grill plate on the bbq last time, bout 4-5 mins each side, tasted awesome.. only problem was legs falling off an goin through the plate an burning, not a pleasant smell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USSR 0 Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 That sounds awesome........might give that a go next time.Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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