Dressed Crab

Method

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1. If the crabs are raw, boil them in the heavily salted water 15 minutes per kilo, then cool completely.

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2. Twist off the legs and claws. Pull the body up and out of the main shell.

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3. Pull away and throw out the grey feathery gills and the stomach sac behind the eyes.

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4. Scoop all the brown meat from the shell into one bowl.

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5. Crack the claws and legs and pick every scrap of white meat into a second bowl, checking carefully for shell.

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6. Split the body and pick the white meat from its channels into the same bowl.

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7. Scrub the empty shells and snap away the thin edge along the natural line.

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8. Mash the brown meat with the breadcrumbs, mustard, mayonnaise, lemon juice, cayenne and salt.

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9. Spoon the brown meat down each side of the shell and pile the white meat in loose in the middle.

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10. Mark the divisions with lines of sieved egg white, egg yolk and parsley, and serve with lemon.

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Chef’s Tips

• Brown and white kept separate. Mixing buries the white meat.
• Gills and stomach sac go in the bin, every time.
• Check the white meat twice for shell. There is always one more piece.

Pairing Suggestions

• Brown bread and butter
• Mayonnaise
• A cold white

Storage & Reheating

Refrigerated for 1 day only. Never freeze picked crab.

Common questions

Nutritional Highlights

Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Treat these as an estimate — brands and cuts vary.