Blue crab

I know you eat the claws on a blue crab, but what else? Boil them about 10 minutes?
Thanks Bear

The body (white lump crabmeat) is even more popular than claw meat (more ex$pensive too).
Don't fergit the bit of meat in each leg too ;-)

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Thanks pier#rI hate to waste anything

What you can do to make it easier to get all the meat and get all the guts and gills out of them is take the belly part out and remove everything in there then boil them also recommend adding salt to the boiling water makes them even tastier

Thanks ill try that

good segment on Diner,drive inns, and dives about Blue crab in Baltimore. Might find some stuff there.

Google , (The Beer Drinker's Guide to Cooking . Blue Crabs .) Great info on cleaning ,cooking ,and eating them .

using a pecan pick or a shrimp veining tool is a good option for picking out the meat in the small cavities of the carapace. I boil them for 10min with a little crab boil. You should get this result when finished picking.
http://i39.tinypic.com/256446a.jpg

Adding a cap full (tablespoon) of white vinegar to the crab boil water will help seperate the meat from the shell too ;-)

Thanks for all the tips guys