"Kathy in NZ" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 05:45:18 -0600, "jmcquown"
> > wrote:
>
> >Kathy in NZ wrote:
> >> I'm after suggestions that don't involve taking the meat out of the
> >> shell and incorporating them into another dish. I'm having a casual
> >> barbecue tomorrow night and thought to serve them as an entree.
> >>
> >Well then, just steam or boil them. You'll want plenty of napkins,
melted
> >butter for dipping the meat in. You'll need crab crackers (like nut
> >crackers) and picks for your guests to get the meat from the shells and a
> >bucket for your guests to put the shells in as they crack and pick If
I
> >were you, I'd set the table with a paper cloth under which was an
oilcloth
> >or plastic. This could get very messy! But YUM!
> >
> >Jill
> >
> Thanks Jill (and others)
>
> Yes it was messy, but delicious, and I was surprised how much meat was
> in the bodies, much easier to get at than I expected and absolutely
> delicious.
>
> In the end I made stir-fry chilli crabs using the wok burner of the
> barbecue. I won't use that particular recipe again without refining it
> as the sauce was too heavy on tomato sauce, but the concept was great
> and the crabs were fantastic, even though they *were* frozen, raw
> blue swimmer crabs (from India).
>
> Here's a pic of the final dish.
> http://tinypic.com/fxgw9x.jpg
>
> Kathy in NZ

That looks yummy! Thanks for sharing that, Kathy!

kili