It's a month with an 'r' in it so Dungeness crab is prevalent in the
Western markets. This one cost $10.81 and yielded a little over nine
ounces of meat from a 1.8 pound crab. Not bad!
Somewhere in the house, I have a nutcracker and a nutpick, but I
couldn't find them and used inadequate tools. I should have stopped at halving and served the halves with drawn butter and lemon juice.
I busted up the shell and bits and pieces with a vague idea of making a
broth in the future. They're in the freezer.
I hadn't done this in at least fifteen years. It's a lot of work!
I'm thinking crab bisque for tonight.
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leo
On 1/15/2024 4:07 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
It's a month with an 'r' in it so Dungeness crab is prevalent in the
Western markets. This one cost $10.81 and yielded a little over nine
ounces of meat from a 1.8 pound crab. Not bad!
Somewhere in the house, I have a nutcracker and a nutpick, but I
couldn't find them and used inadequate tools. I should have stopped at
halving and served the halves with drawn butter and lemon juice.
I busted up the shell and bits and pieces with a vague idea of making a
broth in the future. They're in the freezer.
I hadn't done this in at least fifteen years. It's a lot of work!
I'm thinking crab bisque for tonight.
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leo
Lot of work but a good yield. I'm used to blue point crabs on the east.
Crab dinner with beer is a social event.
It's a month with an 'r' in it so Dungeness crab is prevalent in theYou can always use Vice/Vise Grips instead of nutcrackers. You can
Western markets. This one cost $10.81 and yielded a little over nine
ounces of meat from a 1.8 pound crab. Not bad!
Somewhere in the house, I have a nutcracker and a nutpick, but I
couldn't find them and used inadequate tools. I should have stopped at halving and served the halves with drawn butter and lemon juice.
I busted up the shell and bits and pieces with a vague idea of making a
broth in the future. They're in the freezer.
I hadn't done this in at least fifteen years. It's a lot of work!
I'm thinking crab bisque for tonight.
<https://postimg.cc/SYqM8TWj>
leo
You can always use Vice/Vise Grips instead of nutcrackers. You can
set them so they just crack the crab leg (or nut) without crushing
the meat.
Post a picture of the bisque, too. And yes, that does look like a lot of work,
at least your efforts were rewarded vs. messing with a crawfish for just a tidbit of meat.
On Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 10:26:43 AM UTC-6, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
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It looks very good and very warming. I'm betting your wife made that bowl cozy, too, on the far right.
On 2024-01-15, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
Post a picture of the bisque, too. And yes, that does look like a lot of work,
at least your efforts were rewarded vs. messing with a crawfish for just a >> tidbit of meat.
I divided the crab up into four 1/3 cup portions. We will be having
the same meal tonight too. A sprig or two of parsley would have added
zing to the photo, but I didn't have any. :(
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I spent a summer or two trapping crawdads in the early Nineties. I got
the idea after attending a trade show in New Orleans on one of my few
trips as far east as the Mississippi.
"Suck tha haids!" and I did. ;)
You can always use Vice/Vise Grips instead of nutcrackers. You can
set them so they just crack the crab leg (or nut) without crushing
the meat.
I divided the crab up into four 1/3 cup portions. We will be having
the same meal tonight too. A sprig or two of parsley would have added
zing to the photo, but I didn't have any. :(
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