Additional Information
Cooking Suggestions | Blue manna crabs are superb eating with a sweet nutty flavour. Crabs are delicious in stir fry and curries and the meat is terrific in pasta dishes or omelettes. Personally a fresh boiled crab sandwich is my favourite. Drop crabs in boiling salted water, time 5 minutes once a rolling boil returns then chill with iced water. |
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Health and Nutrition | Apart from being cruel and immoral, cooking crabs alive will toughen the meat and cause their legs to drop. Drown in fresh water or comatose in freezer 1st. |
Handy Hint | Safe handling – hold base of swimming leg near body |
Fast Fact | Meat recovery 35% of total weight |
Recipe Card | Blue Swimmer Crab Linguine with Lemon & Basil |
Accompaniment | Fresh crusty bread, salt & pepper, Pasta, Rice paper |
Alternative | Mud Crabs, Soft Shell Crabs, Bugs |