oompappy
Sous Chef
If you've ever tried to cook live crabs on the grill you know it can be
a pain to keep them where you want them. It can also be messy at
the table having to deal with the gills and guts especially for folks
that don't eat crabs often.
I clean them just before cooking. It takes a little practice to do without
getting pinched but it's worth it.
To clean, you first tear off the "tail". Then make a tiny cut in the shell
just above both backfin flippers being careful not to cut into the meat.
Pull the shell off the body, pull off the mouth parts, pick off the gills and rinse out the guts with
the hose, Lightly.
I just spinkle with a little Old Bay and set them on the covered grill
indirect for a couple minutes till they just turn red. Don't overcook or you'll dry them right out.
You could probably sprinkle with your favorite shrimp marinade
instead of Old Bay but I havn't tried that yet!
Here's some Pics.....
http://members.aol.com/oompappy/crabs1
http://members.aol.com/oompappy/crabs2
http://members.aol.com/oompappy/crabs3
a pain to keep them where you want them. It can also be messy at
the table having to deal with the gills and guts especially for folks
that don't eat crabs often.
I clean them just before cooking. It takes a little practice to do without
getting pinched but it's worth it.
To clean, you first tear off the "tail". Then make a tiny cut in the shell
just above both backfin flippers being careful not to cut into the meat.
Pull the shell off the body, pull off the mouth parts, pick off the gills and rinse out the guts with
the hose, Lightly.
I just spinkle with a little Old Bay and set them on the covered grill
indirect for a couple minutes till they just turn red. Don't overcook or you'll dry them right out.
You could probably sprinkle with your favorite shrimp marinade
instead of Old Bay but I havn't tried that yet!
Here's some Pics.....
http://members.aol.com/oompappy/crabs1
http://members.aol.com/oompappy/crabs2
http://members.aol.com/oompappy/crabs3