We are staying on the coast this week. Since the whales are pretty much gone and whales getting entangled in ropes has decreased, the crab season finally opened. So we headed to Princeton Harbor, here in Half Moon Bay, to buy live Dungeness crab straight from the boat.
We bought three crab, a total of 7.2 pounds, at $10 a pound. A little over 2 pounds per crab.
Started up the pot. It took 45 minutes for the water to come to a boil on the electric cook top.
No salt in the water. Crabs have plenty of salt water inside them. I was told as a young 6-7 year old boy, by a fisherman, to add white vinegar to the water until you smell it in the steam. It'll sweeten the crab meat and help it separate from the shell. It could be an old wives tail, but I've always done it that way.
No need for a timer, the crab will float back side up when it's done (no pic). Out they come.....................
Plating was simple.....................
We bought three crab, a total of 7.2 pounds, at $10 a pound. A little over 2 pounds per crab.
Started up the pot. It took 45 minutes for the water to come to a boil on the electric cook top.
No salt in the water. Crabs have plenty of salt water inside them. I was told as a young 6-7 year old boy, by a fisherman, to add white vinegar to the water until you smell it in the steam. It'll sweeten the crab meat and help it separate from the shell. It could be an old wives tail, but I've always done it that way.
No need for a timer, the crab will float back side up when it's done (no pic). Out they come.....................
Plating was simple.....................
