It is key to buy the animals live since it's vital to its freshness. To start, you have to kill the creature by cutting off its face with scissors. Then, you will find the gills and rip them off. I guess you can always ask the employees at your local fish market to do that as well. Once cleaned and rinsed, you're good to go. Here's a seafood cleaning tip: always wash your seafood in cold salted water as it helps keep its texture and flavour.
When preparing the crabs for cooking, always put your rub in the leg crevices and in the inside of the shell. When cooking, always cook the crab shell down first.
Serves 2:
- 1 to 2 crabs, depending on size and what you are using them for (eg: 1 per person if you are making sandwiches)
- 2 gloves of garlic, finely choped
- 1 tbsp chives
- 1 tbsp coriander
- 1 tsp crushed or chopped ancho pepper
- a pinch of chipotle pepper
- pinch of salt
- pinch of pink pepper
- 1 tsp honey
1. In a bowl, combine all of the ingredients other than the crabs.
2. Rub down the crabs with mixture.
3. Cook the crabs. I like to BBQ them about 4 minutes on each side.
4. Either eat them straight or put them in a sandwich with a nice and hot sauce or even some plain yoghurt.
Chomp. Chomp.