Good afternoonevening Alles. Ok, just back from a few hours of crabbing at one of the local spots where I also go kayaking during the week. We were using both chicken drum sticks and clams/mussels for bait - chicken won out. We caught enough for a nice crab cake dinner later this evening.
For those who don’t know - these are Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs. It’s prime season now while the waters are warm. They need to be Males and 5 and 1/4 inch long to be harvested.
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Not Bad - Dinner Plate Size
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A Collander & More Full
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Steaming
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Getting Ready to Steam
Crabbing recipe, never fails -- use 1 kg of chicken to catch 200 grams’ worth of crab meat. It’s great. And tastes like chicken! [emoji13]
Sorry, just teasing. We had an amazing crab cake yesterday at a popular seafood restaurant here. They served it with a hot mango sauce. I thought of you and wifey.[emoji4]