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Cooking crab claws

Lex Luthor · 2006-08-21 17:20:15

can anyone give me any tips how to cook crab claws so they just melt off the bone? anytime I do them they are very dry and they take ages to strip the meat off. I want them like the way the restaurants do them.

21-08-2006 6:20pm

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Lex Luthor

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can anyone give me any tips how to cook crab claws so they just melt off the bone? anytime I do them they are very dry and they take ages to strip the meat off. I want them like the way the restaurants do them.

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#2 21-08-2006 7:38pm

Shabadu

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We used to boil the crab in a broth, then seperate the claws, store them in the fridge, then sauté them lightly in some garlic butter for serving.

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#3 21-08-2006 8:23pm

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i just usually drop them into boiling water for 10 mins, hen get cracking !
yea they take a it of time but worth it in the end

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#4 21-08-2006 9:30pm

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Plenty of salt in the water is a must, otherwise they don't taste as good.

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#5 21-08-2006 9:51pm

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Personally I'd steam them to avoid that dryness you're talking about. It's possible you've been overcooking them?

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