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11302054 No.11302054 [Reply] [Original]

Wtf is this? Is it hard to cook? Does it taste good?

I've never made crab before, but if that's a good deal, I wanna make some...Any of you cucks know how to prepare good crab?

>> No.11302153
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>>11302054
There is only one way anon.

>> No.11302171

>>11302054
just go to your local chinese strip mall buffet. They will have snow crab and you'll eat your money's worth. They have the economy of scale that makes it cheaper than buying them and cooking at home.

>> No.11302192

>>11302054
>big, giant pot
>water
>liter of vinegar
>liter of hot sauce
>liter of lemon juice
>liter of Worcestershire sauce
>crab boil
>5 or 6 bulbs of garlic
>bring everything to a boil
>toss in crabs
>bring back to roaring boil
>remove crabs and stick them in ice chest
>douse them with more crab boil
>let them sit for 10 or 15 minutes
>dump on newspaper covered table
>enjoy with an ice, cold beer

>> No.11302212

I buy frozen snow crab often. Microwave works great.

>> No.11302224

>>11302192
This the most 'what my family did' type recipe ive ever seen the cover with news paper part just brings it all together.

>> No.11302226

>>11302153
This kills the crab

>> No.11302236

>>11302224
that's pretty much the standard seafood/crawfish boil recipe. i've used it many times and always get rave reviews

>> No.11302246

Those clusters are precooked. All you have to do is heat them to serving temperature.

>> No.11302254

>>11302246
this and it's why I can confirm >>11302212
Microwaves are great for steaming to serving temp.

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>>11302054
I think this is how they traditionally prepare Crab Clusters

>> No.11302272
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>>11302262
This one's a little higher tech