Muddies from Bynoe : crabs

UNCLDUG · Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:08 am Post subject: Muddies from Bynoe

Gidday fff'rs , Went to Bynoe on the weekend with the family for a bit of a fish and crab. We took the boat but i think that was me just being optimistic as it was fairly windy and not much fun in a 3.95 tinny . Took 10 pots but only used 3 as we put them in from the bank . Did pretty good , 8 big full bucks from 2 pulls , not complaining :grin:

. I usually cook them up thai style but the host were we were staying boiled some up in sea water then once cooked dipped them back in cold sea water then onto ice. Well bugger me , havnt had that good a feed for a long time and eating them while standing on the beach waiting for the livies to go off on the rods will be damn hard to beat !! 8-)

Just a quick question to any of the crab conisours out there , How long do you mob boil them for ????? :cheers:

Ernie · Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:46 am Post subject:

I usaully do about 10 min per kilo UD :mrgreen:

made me hungry now :chef2:

Hursty · Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:05 pm Post subject: Crabs

I throw them in the boiling salt water and start a 13 min countdown once the water comes back to the boil. Now I want a feed of muddies :grin:

balou · Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:45 pm Post subject:

I steam my crabs for exactly 35min from the time I put them on the element. i got one of them asian multi layer asian steamers so i can do up to 12 a go but any steamer will do.

I find boiling adds to much moisture into the meat.

Hursty · Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:55 pm Post subject: Steaming

Sounds like an interesting way to do it Balou, I will have to give it a go. Do you still use salt water?

Hursty

2rods · Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:57 pm Post subject:

Boiled is good but steamed is the go IMHO.... just crack the nippers with the back of your knife and throw them in.....once in a while I even throw some garlic and chilli into the water and you get just a hint of it into the meat.....but not enough to be overpowering. :mrgreen:

Brent Matthews · Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:14 pm Post subject:

8 minutes for an average crab, let the water boil furiously before you put them in, change the water after 10 crabs.

Glooming1 · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:30 am Post subject:

Gday

I put about an inch of water in the bottom of a large pot.Put the lid on and Steam for 18 mins then put on ice. Peeeerfect!

UNCLDUG · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:52 pm Post subject:

A big thankyou to all of you who replied . I have 5 live ones left so i will be trying out some of the suggestions :cheers:

once again

slug · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:50 am Post subject:

balou wrote:

I steam my crabs for exactly 35min from the time I put them on the element.

35 minutes seems a long time Balou :-?

From the start of your 35 min countdown, is the water already boiling (ie steam pumping already)??

Do you steam them whole, or clean them green first?

The other thing I've always wondered, is the meat/flesh being 'stuck' to the inside of the nippers/legs - sometimes it is, sometimes not. Used to think this was due to too much/not enough cooking time, or seasonal thing based on the stage of shell mault, but now believe it is just the characteristic of the individual crab (a bit like boiled eggs - why does the shell just fall off in one nice lump sometimes, and others you gotta pick it off in 1,742,819,457 pieces :banghead:

).

BarraBeast · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:45 am Post subject: Re: Muddies from Bynoe

UNCLDUG wrote:

boiled some up in sea water then once cooked dipped them back in cold sea water then onto ice

true eh. sounds tasty. will try it next time.

Ernie · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:02 pm Post subject:

Slug wrote

Quote:

The other thing I've always wondered, is the meat/flesh being 'stuck' to the inside of the nippers/legs - sometimes it is, sometimes not. Used to think this was due to too much/not enough cooking time, or seasonal thing based on the stage of shell mault, but now believe it is just the characteristic of the individual crab

Usaully means the crab is chockers 8-)

from what I've seen over the years :chef2:

have to pry the meat from the claws. ( my theory anyway)
And the egg thingy fresh eggs are a pain in the A## to peel, older eggs peel easy :mrgreen:

slug · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:09 am Post subject:

Ernie wrote:

And the egg thingy fresh eggs are a pain in the A## to peel, older eggs peel easy

So how does it work when you boil 6 eggs, all from the same box, all in the same pot at the same time - and some peel well and some don't :-?

Definitely one of life's mysteries .

I've got a mate that reckons that immediately after boiling the eggs, bang em in cold water and they'll peel bewdifully - that doesn't work either :bonk:

Ernie · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:08 am Post subject:

The mum in law has got chooks, ducks,guinea fowl,peacocks and if you boil a fresh egg it's an absolute massacre trying to peel em :evil:

even cracking and putting in cold water does'nt help with it.(normally it helps)
PS: If anyone wants any of the above mention feathered critters or some fresh eggs give me a yell (can do our own mythbuster experiments):drinking1:

mudcrabhunter · Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:43 pm Post subject:

Chilli crab is great aswell. Just like at newtons circus in singapore. Home of the chilli crab.

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