Thread: How do I warm cooked dungeness crab?
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Default How do I warm cooked dungeness crab?
On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:09:21 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:

>Manda Ruby > wrote:
>
>>On Dec 15, 6:27*pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:
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>[cleaning a crab]
>
>>> (If you need instructions on how to do this most simply
>>> I can dig those up.)
>
>>Yes, I do. Otherise, I'll end up using a hammer.
>
>Rinse off the cooked crab. Twist and pull off each claw.
>With the tip of the knife, remove/discard the small triangular plate
>from the body, and pull off and discard the entire back shell
>(the carapace). Remove/discard any gills, spongey parts, bladders,
>and small paddles. Rinse and/or pull the guts out of the
>crab and discard.
>
>You now have pieces -- claws and body -- that can be rinsed
>again, cracked, their meat pulled out and eaten.
>
When we have crab, I give hubby the claws/legs and I take the body...
because I get more meat with less effort. It's win-win for both
of us.

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